Physical activity can improve the mental health of children and adolescents, a study suggests
I studyThe new study, conducted by researchers in Taiwan, compared data from two large data sets: the Taiwan National Student Fitness Tests, which measure students' fitness performance in schools, and the National Insurance Research Databases, which track insurance claims , diagnoses, prescriptions and other medical data. information. The researchers did not have access to the students' names but were able to use the anonymized data to compare results related to the students' physical fitness and mental health.The risk of mental health disorders was weighted against three measures of physical fitness: cardio fitness, measured by a student's time in an 800-meter run; muscular endurance, indicated by the number of sit-ups performed; and muscle power, measured by the stand...