MSNBC News (August 19, 2008 By: Jacqueline Stenson) suggests getting your kids moving if you want them to do better in school this fall. That’s the message from a growing field of research linking physical activity with better academic performance. At a time when many schools have reduced or eliminated gym classes and recess, experts say the worry goes beyond the childhood obesity epidemic.

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The Globe and Mail (Wed 02 Jul 2008 Source: Reuters) writes that health experts generally recommend that children get at least one hour of moderate exercise each day, but that may not be enough to counter the problem of childhood obesity, a British study suggests.

Researchers found that among more than 200 British schoolchildren followed from age 5 to 8, 42 per cent of boys and 11 per cent of girls met government- recommen...

The Toronto Star (June 3, 2008 Source: The Canadian Press) reports on a new study that says a smaller percentage of Canadian children participated regularly in organized sports activities in 2005 than in 1992, and the decline was larger for boys.

The Statistics Canada study also found that participation in sports rose with household incomes and the education levels of parents. It concluded that sports participation rates amon...