Want your child to be smarter? Get them moving!! A recent study found that kids who were better at utilizing the oxygen they breathe (THE measure of fitness), had better developed parts of the brain that control memory and spacial relations (the hippocampus) -- 12% larger than unfit children.
Perhaps we are cutting funding to physical education classes prematurely. Perhaps we should think about how much time kids get in front of the TV. Perhaps they should be outside running around -- building up their fitness levels so they can grow the brains they need to do well in life.
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