The longitudinal association between objectively-measured school-day physical activity and academic achievement in US elementary school students

• Main Authors: Paul N. Elish (Author), Cassandra S. Bryan (Author), Peter J. Boedeker (Author), Hannah G. Calvert (Author), Christi M. Kay (Author), Adria M. Meyer (Author), Julie A. Gazmararian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is recommended that school-aged children accrue 30 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school. Current literature is inconclusive about the long-term associations between school-based physical activity and academic achievement. In this study, we u...