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home better test scores Posted By Andy McGlashen-Michigan State
On December 6, 2012 @ 3:38 pm In Society & Culture | 3 Comments
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Middle school students in the best
physical shape outscore their classmates on standardized tests
and take home better report cards, according to new research.
Published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
, it’s the first study linking children’s fitness to both
improved scores on objective tests and better grades, which rely
on subjective decisions by teachers. The study also is among the
first to examine how academic performance relates to all aspects
of physical fitness—including body fat, muscular strength,
flexibility, and endurance—according to lead researcher Dawn
Coe. “We looked at the full range of what’s called health-
related fitness,” says Coe, who conducted the research as a
doctoral student in Michigan State University’s kinesiology
department and is now an assistant p