BBC – Staff Writer
“The results are clear, 77% of schools saw an improvement in the brain speed of pupils in the group taking part in sessions including exercise and activity. This improvement was up to 19% higher than their previous scores. Brain speed, defined in this case as the ability to process information and apply it to tasks, is crucial for concentration and learning in the classroom. The experiment also found that exercise clearly improved the mood of both boys and girls, while those who continued to do traditional, seated maths saw a decrease in mood. In boys this improvement in mood resulted in better brain speed and memory.” (more)