2673 KB208 KB2018Morrison, Shawnda A.Sember, VedranaCOBISSID:298153728ISBN:978-961-7055-30-6URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-2S8L57JHenUniversity of Primorska Pressknjigeelektronske knjigešportna vzgojaštudijTelesna aktivnosttelesna pripravljenostUmske sposobnostiuspešnostVpliviThe mind-body connection| how physical activity and physical fitness affect academic performance|Physical activity is behavior and is influenced by many factors. These factors are classified into four levels: physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and ecological (Lindquist, Reynolds, & Goran, 1999). Many experts note that additional hours of physical education have a positive impact on the academic success (Shephard, 1997) since learning of complex movements stimulates the frontal cortex in the brain, which is also active in learning and problem solving (Jensen, 2005). The results of these studies suggest a positive relationship between physical and academic achievement (Singh, Uitjtdewilligen, Twisk, Van Mechelen, & Chinapaw, 2012). Indeed, how physical activity affects the intellectual development or academic performance of the child and how academic performance changes through different quantities of physical activity and time are explored in this workTEXTknjigebooksSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of Slovenia