Sentences with phrase «provides additional physical activity»

Gardens not only give students access to new and exciting produce they may not get anywhere else but also provides additional physical activity during the school day.

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Provides guidance on the maximum number of additional serves of food, from all food groups, that a healthy person can have based on their gender, age, height and physical activity level.

«Our study provides additional evidence that exercise plays a protective role against cognitive decline and suggests the need for future research to investigate how physical activity may interact with genetics and decrease Alzheimer's risk.»

The study found that exercising after meals delivered a greater benefit from physical activity, resulting in significantly lower blood glucose levels, and suggesting that the timing of PA may confer significant additional health benefits on top of those provided by the activity itself.

It is advised that «children and youth aged 5 — 17 should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate - to vigorous - intensity physical activity daily», and that «amounts of physical activity greater than 60 minutes provide additional health benefits.»

The NASPE also advocates the merits of recess because it provides youth with additional opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class, but when schools rely on several teachers to supervise great numbers of children on a playground during recess, the resulting issues can be blamed on specific physical activities like tag.

Not only does it set the stage — as research tells us — for improved classroom behavior and performance, but it provides for them an additional physical activity that can connect them with friends, get them to a library, or just generally give them the opportunity to safely race around their neighborhood!

Additional studies have shown human and pet interaction helps lower blood pressure and agitation, along with providing opportunities for interaction and physical activity.

The Rainbow Children, Manchester, NH 2/2009 — 5/2010 Early Childhood Educator • Engaged children in conversation to make them feel comfortable and to gauge their specific personalities • Created and implemented individualized plans for educating young ones, placing special focus on physical and emotional milestones • Developed and implemented activities to encourage children to participate in appropriate learning programs • Assessed children's progress and provided additional time to help them meet their targets • Observed children in class and during playtime to ensure their physical and emotional wellbeing

The results of this study indicate that parental encouragement to be physically active can predict adolescents» physical activity habits, supporting previous evidence from the cross-sectional literature [8 — 12], including the review of correlates of physical activity among adolescents conducted by Sallis, et al. [8], and providing additional evidence to support Dowda, et al.'s recent findings that these may be lasting, long - term effects [13].