Page 82 - Sember, Vedrana, and Shawnda A. Morrison. 2018. The Mind-Body Connection. Koper: University of Primorska Press.
P. 82
Summary
world is more frightening compared to Slovenia, so it is necessary to
inform policy makers that physical activity programs in the school
system are beneficial to academic performance, and lead as an ex-
ample to ensure proper physical and psychological development of
the children around the world. Whereas there are links between aca-
demic performance and physical activity, we can not ignore the fact
that many cofactors are responsible for such positive links between
these two variables, such as parental education, place of residence
and children’s maturity levels.
Education will be ineffective unless children’s health is made a
priority and school may be the only place where health inequities
can be addressed (Basch, 2011). Children are nowadays extremely
sedentary (Tremblay et al., 2016) and unfit, what is related to an
earlier onset of several chronic diseases such as diabetes type II and
obesity. Not only health benefits of physical activity are important,
the academic performance which is affected by many factors such
as socioeconomic status, parental involvement, and participation is
also influenced by physical activity. Following literature review and
results of the thesis, academic performance is a mixture of interre-
lated factors, which are closely intertwined and interdependent one
of another.
80
world is more frightening compared to Slovenia, so it is necessary to
inform policy makers that physical activity programs in the school
system are beneficial to academic performance, and lead as an ex-
ample to ensure proper physical and psychological development of
the children around the world. Whereas there are links between aca-
demic performance and physical activity, we can not ignore the fact
that many cofactors are responsible for such positive links between
these two variables, such as parental education, place of residence
and children’s maturity levels.
Education will be ineffective unless children’s health is made a
priority and school may be the only place where health inequities
can be addressed (Basch, 2011). Children are nowadays extremely
sedentary (Tremblay et al., 2016) and unfit, what is related to an
earlier onset of several chronic diseases such as diabetes type II and
obesity. Not only health benefits of physical activity are important,
the academic performance which is affected by many factors such
as socioeconomic status, parental involvement, and participation is
also influenced by physical activity. Following literature review and
results of the thesis, academic performance is a mixture of interre-
lated factors, which are closely intertwined and interdependent one
of another.
80
