The document discusses the importance of physical activity for children's health and academic performance. It recommends that children get at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Studies show benefits like higher math scores from replacing academic time with physical education, improved learning from physically active students, and reduced obesity rates from more physical education hours each week. Being physically active promotes healthy bones, muscles, weight, and self-esteem in children.

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Effect of Physical Activity in School
ACTIVE BODY, ACTIVE MIND
Physical activity is absolutely vital for kids. It not only develops healthy bones, joints, and
muscles, fends off obesity and improves academic performance – it also offers opportunities to
socialize and learn valuable new skills.
How Much Physical Activity Occurs In Our Schools?
How Much Physical Activity Do Children Need?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that youth participate in at
least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.
Types of Activity

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The Impact Of Physical Activity In School
 Replacing 240 minutes per week of academic class time with physical education led to
higher scores on standardized math examinations.
 The rate of academic learning per unit of class time is enhanced in physically active
students.
 Physically active students reflect reduced absenteeism in school, which translates into
increased revenue for schools.
 For each additional school day per week that adolescents participated in physical
education, the odds of being an overweight adult decreased by 5%.
 Increasing physical education instruction in kindergarten and 1st
grade by just one hour
per week could reduce the number of overweight youth by as much as 10% nationally.
 School administration support, effective physical education instructors, and focus on
staff training have been identified as the factors most important for successful and
sustainable PE implementation.
Benefits of Physical Activity For The Mind
DID YOU KNOW?
 Obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30
years.
 Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for long-term cardiovascular disease,
such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
 Children who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea,
and poor self-esteem

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Conclusion
Become an advocate for a healthy, active lifestyle.
REF:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm
http://johnratey.typepad.com/SattelRatey.pdf
http://www.childrennow.org/uploads/documents/bwlw2011_resource1.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/toolkit/factsheet_pa_guidelines_schools.pdf
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/physical-activity-may-help-kids-do-better-in-school-studies-
say/2013/10/21/e7f86306-2b87-11e3-97a3-ff2758228523_story.html
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