2. The Revolutionary New Science of
Exercise and the Brain
Help Beat Stress
Sharpen Thinking
Enhance Memory
Supercharge Mental Circuts
3. What is it?
Groundbreaking exploration of the connection
between exercise and the brain’s performance
Proving that exercise improves our ability to
learn and in fact makes us SMARTER!
Getting our heart rate up to 65% to 75% for 20
minutes increases brain power and attention.
4. What is it?
Incorporate daily exercise into your school day.
Evolving PE from the old to new.
Activity stations with jump ropes, arobic steps, running
outside, treadmills, eliptical, use your imagination
A way to increase test scores and kids attention in school
5. Why do we need this
intervention?
65% of our nations adults are obese (Spark)
30% of U.S. schoolchildren are overweight – six times more than 1980
and another 30% are on the cusp (Spark)
97% of the Freshman in 01 and 02
10% have type 2 Diabetes (Spark) were at a healthy weight according
to their BMI in Naperville, IL.
Students in grades 3-12 spend an average over six hours plugged in to
some type of media each day. (www.edutopia.org 2009)
Take a look at P.E. classes now there is a lot of inactivity
Less than 3% of adults over the age of 24 stay in shape through playing
team sports. (Phil Lawler)
6. Why do we need this
intervention?
10,000 hours playing video games
200,000 emails and instant messages
20,000 hours of watching T.V.
500,000 commercials seen
At the very most 5,000 hours book reading
In there Lifetime…..
NO
7. Why do we need this
intervention?
They will do this before
leaving for College!
19. What if…
52 million children from K – 12 who
attend public and private schools in the
U.S. Just think if all of them had the
benefit of Naperville-style physical
education, our next generation of adults
would be healthier, happier, and smarter.