| Physical Fitness and Academic Success |
| posted by: Ruthie | September 23, 2013, 02:01 PM |
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Experts argue that fit students equate to academically successful students. A study by the American College of Sports Medicine found that 75% of 4th and 5th graders who participated in cardiovascular fitness for at least 10 minutes before an exam scored higher than children who did not.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researched these correlations in greater detail. After recruiting and testing a group of 9-10 year old children on their aerobic fitness, researches selected the 24 most fit and 24 least fit students. They then used two different sessions to test participants’ ability to memorize imaginary maps. One session tested children intermittently. The other session, held a day later, asked children to recall maps they memorized the previous day. Results showed that overall the children performed similarly when they were asked to recall names for the maps memorized the first day, when children were tested intermittently. However, when asked to recall maps that weren’t tested intermittently, children in aerobic condition did significantly better than those in the less fit group, proving “high levels of fitness have their greatest impact in the most challenging situation,” wrote the author.
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