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Students Can Build Brain Power with Exercise
TEAM E3 provides a frame around the integration of regular sessions of 10-15 minutes (or more) of aerobic exercise during the learning day. Phillip Tomporowski, professor of exercise science at the University of Georgia was part of a study published in the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (200). They found that the bigger the dose of exercise the more it can pay off in academic achievement. In times of reduced PE classes, less budget for exercise and ever more out of school "seat time," this is compelling information.
Tomporowski and his team found that children aged 7-11 who exercised for 40 minutes daily after school had greater academic improvement than same-aged kids who worked out for just 20 minutes. This aligns with findings by Charles Hillman, associate professor of kinesiology and neurosc at the University of Illinois. Exercise may have even more impact on children. The brain's frontal lobe, thought to play a role in cognitive control, keeps growing throughout the school years "Exercise could ramp up the development of a child's brain, " he says.
Hillman tested the idea that bouts of exercise could improve academic performance in an area in which all teachers work very hard - test scores. Hillman found that kids had more accurate responses on standardized tests when they d after moderate exercise, posed to being tested after 20 minutes of sitting still. His results lend support to the idea that single bout of exercise before a class helps boost kids' learning skills and attention span.
- The updated Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance Research Brief summarizes the latest peer-reviewed research on the relationship between physical activity and academic performance among children and adolescents. (Summer 2009)
- More ExerLearning research: Summary of 200 studies
FootPOWR peripherals
on classroom and computer lab stations can deliver exercise
sessions at the time and place of need - before, during and
throughout a class. With Team E3, the very students most
in need of these exercise breaks are trained to understand
every nuance of the brain research before they become managers of the "mobile ExerLearning
station.
Think about the investment of time, money and staff these students require each year. We can work with you within your budget to provide turn key ExerLearning products that will revolutionize successful academic achievement for all participants. The budget constraints for physical activity in a school might seem insurmountable. That is part of the reason we worked hard to align FootGaming, ExerLearning and Team E3 programs to NETS, NCLB and other academic standards.
There's more! One inner-city school in Kansas saw a 59 percent decrease in disciplinary incidents when students were provtivities that enhanced their cardio fitness as much as 200 percent. You may not have funds for daily PE but you can add ExerLearning tools to your technology-21st century learning tool kit. Let us know how we can support your goals.
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