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MEMENARDO_DANK_VINCI t1_j9qd4nk wrote

Reply to comment by Rens_kitty_litter in Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

We all need to run around to quiet the mind.

I’m not yet a doctor, but I’m fairly sure we’ll find that inflammation is necessary for the body to function correctly and exercise is a way for us to push that inflammation into areas that we want to be rebuilding rather than where our brain says so

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pupperonan t1_j9qcdyo wrote

Reply to comment by knit3purl3 in Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

MONTHS of indoor recess? Excuse me, what? As a Minnesotan that sounds insane to me. We had outdoor recess all year, even in the snow, unless there was freezing rain or frostbite-inducing wind chills. We brought snow pants and boots.

Do they at least get indoor recess in a gym? Or do they have to go back to sitting at their desks? Oh these poor children…

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