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research emerging suggesting fitness improves health enhances academic achievement children many studies found strongest correlation academic achievement aerobic fitness purpose study examine influence aerobic fitness academic ranking association improvements students aerobic fitness academic achievement data collected 1152 second fifthgrade students enrolled 10 midwestern schools schoolfixed effects models used estimate impact improved aerobic fitness fall spring semester students spring percentile rankings math reading students whose progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run improved fall spring semester moved national spring math percentile rankings 271 percentiles p 001 students 477 p 001 lessfit students 353 p 05 lower performing math students statistically significant relationship found improved aerobic fitness reading achievement improving fitness could potentially greatest academic benefit elementary students need mostthe less fit lower academic performers