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March 25, 2016For so long, educational and scientific groups seemed to believe that thinking was thinking and movement was movement and the two did not integrate.
Studies show solid links among physical education, movement, energizing activities, and improved reasoning. Exercise benefits the brain even before it benefits the body.
The healthier and more physically fit the body is, the more resourceful the mind works.
Just as exercise shapes up the heart, lungs, muscles and bones, it also strengthens the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and corpus callosum. Exercise creates the optimal environment for neural plasticity, which is the ability of the brain to change.
Movement can be an effective mental approach to fortify learning, progress memory and retrieval, and increase student motivation and self-esteem.
It is known that exercise fuels the brain with oxygen, but it also nourishes it with neurotropins to increase the connections between neurons. Exercise is known to increase the baseline of neuron growth. Studies link increased neurogenesis to increased cognition, better memory, and reduced likelihood of depression.
A surprisingly 68% of high school students in the United States do not partake in a daily physical education program. Like all behaviors, when a child is introduced to a physical lifestyle at an early age, the child will more than likely keep the same habits throughout adulthood.
Imagine that? Healthy, active kids make better learners!
For more information on Movement Education, we have found informative articles for your reading pleasure.
• Linking Literacy and Movement
• The Importance of Early Childhood Activity
Get those kids moving sooner than later! You will love the results and they will love you for having done so.