An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level.

Exercise has significant benefits for brain health and this may have downstream learning benefits for youth. However existing studies looking at links between physical activity and academic achievement are limited by relatively small sample sizes and/or cross-sectional designs. The objective of this...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mia Papasideris, Scott T Leatherdale, Kate Battista, Peter A Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253142&type=printable