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Healthier Students Learn and Behave Better!
 | Children participating in daily physical activity
exhibit better attendance, a more positive attitude toward school, less
disruptive behavior, higher self esteem and greater academic performance
(Jensen, 1998).
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| Physical activity also improves blood and oxygen flow
to the brain, increasing the number of synaptic connections. This helps
to improve reasoning, short term memory, reaction times, and creativity
(Jensen, 1998).
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| Regular Physical Activity has been proven to:
- Decrease the risk of death from heart disease
- Lower the risk of developing diabetes
-Reduce blood pressure in persons with elevated levels
-Increase muscle and bone strength
-Decrease body fat
-Enhance psychological well being (Jensen, 1998)
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| Tennessee Statistics:
-43% of all Tennessee students are at risk for overweight or overweight
(obese). (CSH Pilot sites and DOH BMI Data)
-Only 62% of Tennessee high school students participated in vigorous physical
activity 3 or more days per week for 20 minutes per occasion. (2005YRBS
survey)
-2 in 3 Tennesseans are overweight or obese. Lack of physical activity
and overweight/obesity are risk factors for developing diabetes and
complications of diabetes such as blindness, kidney disease, amputations, and
neurological problems. (University of Tennessee Extension)
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| Tennessee is ranked:
- 47th in the nation for overall health status
- 3rd in the nation for childhood obesity (CDC, 2006)
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