Study Finds Physical Fitness Improves Academic Performance


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A new study set for publication in the Journal of Pediatrics declares shows the connection between physical fitness and academic performance.

Irene Esteban-Cornejo, MSc, Autonomous University of Madrid researcher, notes, "Having high levels of cardiorespiratory and motor fitness may, to some extent, reduce the risk of school failure."

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