BVHS On The Importance Of Recess For Students

(From Blanchard Valley Health System)

What if one of the best ways to improve students’ academic performance isn’t more classroom time, it’s recess?

Research shows that regular exercise during recess can boost test scores while also improving attention, memory, cognitive function, and emotional regulation.

In this week’s Weekend Doctor Column, James H. Legge III, APRN-CNP, a certified nurse practitioner at the Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio, and Amanda Legge, RN, a nurse at Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology, explain why recess is more than just a break.

Read it now at bvhs.info/wdc7426