Afterschool play, fitness, and brains (children, learning, health)

[Cida]

Losing Fat, Gaining Brain Power, on the Playground

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/m...layground.html

[Natsku]

That's been well-known for a while in Finland - that's why we have 15 minute breaks after every lesson for the children to go outside and run around the playground, as its known that it improves concentration and learning as well as obviously helping with health. Play is vital here (and for children under 8 the current recommendations are three hours a day of exercise).