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This is a study that looks at how physical fitness and educational achievement are
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This study looks at the relationship between physical activity and academic
achievement of middle school children.
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Benefits of everyday exercise and how it can affect multiple different systems in your
body. This article also tells you how to implement your own exercise program.

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Gives recommendations of physical activity daily to promote health.
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Talks about health promotion in school, how programs can be implemented, and how
schools in other countries deal with it.
Morgan, W., & Goldston, S. (Eds.). (2013). Health psychology and behavior medicine: Exercise
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Compares the benefits of exercise when relating it to mental health.
Purdue's Division of Student Affairs. (2013). Physically active students get better grades.
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https://www.purdue.edu/vpsa/assessment/
Statistical comparison between fitness center visits and average GPA.
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How physical activity is beneficial in schools. Study shows how physical activity
increases cognition in children.
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Talks about all the positive benefits of exercise on academic performance. Also gives
many other positive effects of exercise.
Wrobel, S., & Davilla, M. (2012). Sounding the alarm about obesity. Retrieved May 16, 2015,
from Emory.edu website:
http://emoryhealthmagazine.emory.edu/issues/2012/spring/features/sounding-the-alarmabout-obesity/index.html
A look at the childhood obesity epidemic in America.