"Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter?"
Summary: During an experiment last month, researches asked kids ages nine to ten years old living in the area surrounding the University of Illinois to run on a treadmill. These scientists were testing to see if exercising will make a child more intelligent. Before this, animals had been tested; after running on wheels, the baby rodents brains were indeed larger.
After the children were scored on their runs on the treadmill, they were then tested on cognitive skills. Following the test, the kids' brains were scanned using resonance imaging technology. In both this study, and an even newer study focusing more on complex memory in relation to exercise, the results showed that the children that were more in shape were indeed smarter.
Response: I believe that this study is extremely helpful. Most of today's kids barely go outside or exercise; they stay in the house, go on the computer, or sit for hours in front of the TV. Hardly do they study or put enough effort into their schoolwork. They develop this habit and stay with it. Their IQ drops, and their chances in the future are slim.
This article will hopefully inspire parents to tell their kids to get out more often and play outside or go to the gym. It shows that even ten minutes a day outside could give you an extra academic boost.
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