New study suggests that young children need exercise for optimal brain function and development

New study suggests that young children need exercise for optimal brain function and development When our generation, from the baby boom were young, we would run around, play games and get a lot of physical exercise. Of course, we had gym while we were in school but unlike today, with many children sitting in front of a screen or playing a video game that requires the use of their thumbs rather than their bodies, our generation moved. It was not unusual for us to stay out playing all day and then at night, be called into the home by our parents. Apparently, all that natural exercise did something to enhance our brain development says a new study in the NY Times. Check it out here

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Encourage young boys and girls to run, jump, squeal, hop and chase after each other or after erratically kicked balls, and you substantially improve their ability to think, according to the most ambitious study ever conducted of physical activity and cognitive performance in children. The results underscore, yet again, the importance of physical activity for children's brain health and development, especially in terms of the particular thinking skills that most affect academic performance.

The news that children think better if they move is hardly new. Recent studies have shown that children's scores on math and reading tests rise if they go for a walk beforehand, even if the children are overweight and unfit. Other studies have found correlations between children's aerobic fitness and their brain structure, with areas of the brain devoted to thinking and learning being generally larger among youngsters who are more fit.

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