exercise is Miracle-Gro for the brain" and claims that "research has uncovered that exercise allows brain cells to bind together faster, making students more ready to learn." (Breslin, 2006) These findings are critical according to Ratey and colleagues because of the cutbacks to physical fitness programs occurring in the U
Obesity problems have also been reported in the State of California and in fact, in the work entitled: "Student Health Taking Center Stage" related are the recommendations of the Obesity Task Force for schools who state the following recommendations in combating obesity in school children: (1) Increase the quality and quantity of instruction in physical education to provide more physical activity and enhance student achievement of California's Physical Education Model Content Standards; (2) Increase the quality and quantity of health education to promote healthful eating and physical activity; and (3) Ensure the availability and quality of healthy foods and beverages served and sold at and by schools." (Bucceri, 2005) The Executive Summary of the work entitled: "Healthy Children, Healthy Schools" states that the largest portion of youth in the United States are:
" (Verkler, 2005) In a separate study reported in the work entitled: "Effect of Physical Education and Activity Levels on academic Achievement in Children" a case study is reported that reports after using a 3-day physical activity recall, moderate and vigorous physical activity outside school was assessed in 214 six grade students who were randomly assigned to physical education." (Coe, et al
higher physical fitness levels of students in grades 5th, 7th and 9th are associated with higher academic achievement." (Gazmararian, 2005) Stated in the work entitled: "Symposium on Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Academic Performance" is that inactivity on the physical level had "contributed to this unprecedented epidemic of childhood obesity, and the problem of physical activity is of particular concern in Georgia
Siegel (2006) reports that standardized testing in California has effectively rendered physical education to be viewed as "superfluous" according to a study conducted in order to determine the "relationships between a cluster of standardized physical fitness measures with standardized tests of reading and mathematic achievement." (Siegel, 2006) Findings of the study report that "Findings show a clear positive trend between students' fitnessgram scores and their reading and mathematic achievement
" (Siegel, 2006) According to the work of Verkler (2005) entitled: "Fit Kids are Smart Kids" published in the Prevention Journal states that: "Reports that fit kids are smart kids" and in fact those who are physically fit "score higher on academics tests and have better memories, reaction times and problem-solving skills." (Verkler, 2005) In a separate study reported in the work entitled: "Effect of Physical Education and Activity Levels on academic Achievement in Children" a case study is reported that reports after using a 3-day physical activity recall, moderate and vigorous physical activity outside school was assessed in 214 six grade students who were randomly assigned to physical education
Accordingly, Blair & Church (2004) report that "declines in average daily energy expenditure are a likely underlying cause of the obesity." (Blair & Church, 1232) This connection between obesity and a lack of physical activity is central to our study, which would also find a connection between physical health and lesser sedentary activity
Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and has as a final or an intermediate objective the improvement or maintenance of physical fitness." (Caspersen et al
Besides getting kids to exercise, Michelle Obama's campaign aims to help parents and schools make better food choices and make healthy food more available and affordable." (Frommer, 1) This latter point is also an important connection to make between physical activity and nutritional health
To different types of research question -- and the 'results' produced by the two types of analysis look very different." (Silverman, 183) This is to say that where it is necessary to answer research questions of a complex and nuanced nature, it may not be effective to apply numerical gathering and evaluation methods which intentionally remove human subjectivity from the process
According to the study by Tucker (1986) "light TV viewers scored significantly better than heavy viewers in a composite fitness index and on pushups, pullups, sidestep, situps, and jog-walk considered individually." (Tucker, 797) Unfortunately, there is a general lack of sufficient physical education programs in the total amount of time which children spend engaging in any type of athletic activity at all
With rising rates of obesity, it can also save their lives.'" (Tyre, 2) Evidence proceeding from our research also denotes that daily physical activity can especially benefit youths who are contextualized by organized settings
Low anaerobic performance is often associated with a sedentary lifestyle, which is associated with the development of obesity and the development of Type 2 diabetes. Methods for teaching students to monitor their own oxygen consumption rate were met with positive results (Tarnus, Catan, & Verkindt, 2011)
In addition to gender differences, physical illness or specific disabilities can also have a negative affect on anaerobic endurance. In a progressive respiratory test on children with cerebral palsy it was found that they experienced significantly lower aerobic capacity than normally developing children in the same age category (Verschuren & Takken, 2010)