Healthy Living

Physical Education is widely accepted as contributing to one's overall fitness.  But did you know that it just doesn't include your cardiovascular system or your muscular system?  It also includes your brain and nervous system.  Explore the following website and find out why aerobic exercise can help build neurons in your brain at any age.  If you want your student to excel in academics, try aerobic exercise every day!

Brain Research: http://www.brainrules.net/

SPARK  By John J. Ratey, MD – The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain.
 
“ Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function.  This is based on evidence from hundreds and hundreds of research papers, most just published in the last decade.”