Forces for Social Transformation

We Do Not Have to Sacrifice Children’s Health to Achieve Academic Goals

A distinguished professor in family and preventive medicine questions why education officials mistakenly believe that reducing time for physical activity will somehow improve academic performance when studies irrefutably demonstrate that the more physically active students are, the better they perform in the classroom.More»

CA Statewide Study: Physically Fit Kids Perform Better Academically

Almost one million students validate what the ancient Greeks knew—a sound body produces an efficient mind (pdf).More»

Study Indicates Students Most Engaged in Physical Activity, Least Engaged in Academic Classes

National representative study shows in what and where students are engaged . . . and bored. Note for educators.More»

Athletics can change the way we live and provide the basic guidelines for a lasting transformation of consciousness.

—George Leonard
Social Theorist

Forces for Social Transformation

We Do Not Have to Sacrifice Children’s Health to Achieve Academic Goals

CA Statewide Study: Physically Fit Kids Perform Better Academically

Study Indicates Students Most Engaged in Physical Activity, Least Engaged in Academic Classes

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