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Student Voice: Why physical activity belongs in every classroom

Hear from one student about how physical activity in every classroom can help improve academic performance and mental health ...

One Pinellas County School is incorporating physical activity into classrooms

The school recently launched an effort to incorporate physical activity into classroom, bringing in things like bike desks, ...
Science Daily

Physical activity can promote learning and wellbeing at secondary school

A study suggests that adolescents who engage in active school transport and leisure-time physical activity perform better at secondary school than their inactive peers. Regular leisure-time physical ...
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Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time linked to brain development in adolescents

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are tied to adolescents' brain function

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...
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Educator Voice: The difference between physical education and physical activity during COVID

Lydia Hassebroek looks out at the view from her window, during her first week of home school after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order closing New York public schools ...

Louisiana considers review of physical education standards

In most Louisiana schools, physical education looks much like it did decades ago with activities like kickball and basketball ...
WTVD

Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows improvements in mental health, physical activity

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After years of mental health and physical activity metrics trending downward, the newest Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed positive gains in middle and high school students.