Sentences with phrase «vigorous physical activity students»

Moreover, a 2014 Public Health England report found that the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity students engaged with at 11 years of age had an effect on academic performance across English, maths and science, including final GCSE exam results, with active students found to achieve up to 20 per cent higher results than non ‑ active students.

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Additional content requirements: KRS 160.345 (2005) requires the school council of a school containing grades K - 5, or any combination thereof, to develop a wellness policy that must include moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students.

«We instructed volunteers to walk or jog on the treadmill at a speed which they felt corresponded to the «light,» «moderate» and «vigorous» intensity descriptors used in the physical activity guide, yet they underestimated how hard they should be working to achieve moderate and vigorous intensity,» lead researcher and graduate student Karissa Canning says.

According to the National Survey for Sport and Physical Education's Shape of the Nation report released in 1997, nearly half the nation's youths between the ages of 12 and 21 and more than one - third of high school students did not participate in vigorous physical activity on a regulaPhysical Education's Shape of the Nation report released in 1997, nearly half the nation's youths between the ages of 12 and 21 and more than one - third of high school students did not participate in vigorous physical activity on a regulaphysical activity on a regular basis.

Physical education classes averaged only 19 minutes of moderate - to - vigorous student activity.

Additionally, recognizing that physical education is a crucial and integral part of a child's education, we will provide opportunities to ensure that students engage in healthful levels of vigorous physical activity to promote and develop the students» physical, mental, emotional, and social well - being.

* Engaged Kid Power students achieved recommended levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity view our FAQs for more details.

Moreover, students in treatment schools spent significantly more time engaged in vigorous physical activity at recess than students in control schools.

The study found that as a result of Playworks programming students were engaged in more vigorous physical activity, schools experienced significantly less bullying and children felt safer.

* Engaged Kid Power students achieved recommended levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity 44 % more days than their peers.