# Exercise Improves Test Scores in Children

**By Paula Gallagher** · 2012-03-13

![Swimming is great exercise for children.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/0960/9603/files/child-exercise-2_300.png?v=1635887716)Do you want your kids to get better grades? Make sure they are active! A new study in the journal _Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise_ suggests exercising both the brain and the body can improve academic performance. They found children who participated in physical activity or academic exercises before a test performed better and completed the exams faster.

Both children and adults should ideally get an hour of physical activity per day. As parents/caregivers, we should be the example for our children and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Good grades aren’t the only reason to get moving. Providing kids with an opportunity to be physically active gives them an outlet to relieve stress, and can also help them with social skills, problem solving abilities, imagination and conflict resolution.

**Tags:** academics, Category_Exercise, children, heart health, physical activity

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> Source: [Village Green Apothecary](https://myvillagegreen.com/blogs/post/exercise-improves-test-scores-in-children)