Does being more active, help our children to learn?

Executive functioning occurs in the prefrontal and parietal regions of our brain and is how we exercise conscious control over our thoughts and actions. It's considered necessary for learning and studies have shown that high levels of physical activity, low levels of recreational screen time and adequate sleep are positively correlated with the development of executive function in children.

A new study has confirmed this with different levels of fitness in middle school students in China linked to significant differences in refresh memory function, and cognitive flexibility*. See https://rdcu.be/dUn0I for the full study.

*Bi, C., Cai, R., Zhao, Y. et al. Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and executive function in Chinese adolescents. Sci Rep 14, 21089 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62481-6