Why PE?

In Physical Education, students will be engaged in healthy lifestyle activities such as; locomotor movements, physical health and wellness, as well as social emotional learning.

Exercise and the Brain: How Fitness Impacts LearningWhat happens when you combine exercise and the brain? Learn about the science that shows how fitness can improve students' ability to learn.

Physical Activity, Fitness, and Physical Education: Effects on Academic PerformanceAlthough academic performance stems from a complex interaction between intellect and contextual variables, health is a vital moderating factor in a child's ability to learn. The idea that healthy children learn better is empirically supported and well accepted (Basch, 2010), and multiple studies have confirmed that health benefits are associated with physical activity, including cardiovascular and muscular fitness, bone health, psychosocial outcomes, and cognitive and brain health (Strong et al., 2005; see Chapter 3). The relationship of physical activity and physical fitness to cognitive and brain health and to academic performance is the subject of this chapter.

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