Don’t buy “learning tapes”. Buy a bike.

Posted On December 9, 2010

You’re going to laugh. Get ready … when I was a kid, I actually rode a unicycle from my house to the school, through Junior High School. 


(please pass this article to parents, and whiny kids who would rather sit than move) 
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I know, I know, it confirms every sneaking suspicion about me!! I guess that’s why I love this research finding: 


Girls who walk or bike to school instead of getting a ride perform better in tests of verbal and math skills, according to a new study of teens. 
And the longer the commute, the higher the test scores, regardless of how much exercise girls got outside of school.


This is an easy solution, and it has nothing to do with walking to school. It has everything to do with giving the teen brain exactly what it needs — physical stimulation with simple, regular, daily movement. 
When you move your bottom through space, it increases blood flow to the brain. What does the butt-to-brain connection mean? It results in better concentration, better memory (and WHAT do teens need more than that??), and other key factors associated with learning.

Earlier this year, a large study of urban teens suggested those who exercise more outside of school do better on cognitive tests.

You can get them some cool learning apps for their handheld electronics and their couch-planting games, but it’s not helping their brains, their attention, or their lives. 

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