Here’s another benefit to being active. A new report from the New York City school system shows elementary- and middle-school students who are physically fit do better academically than their out-of-shape classmates. The study found students in the top third of the school system’s fitness scale had higher math and reading scores on average than [...]

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That’s right. Exercise is just what your kids need to do well in school, according to more and more research.
One study – presented at a recent American College of Sports Medicine meeting – shows the fittest group of students scored nearly 30 percent higher on standardized tests than the least fit group. And the least [...]

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