The Art and Science of Fitness | Fitness is a journey best started young

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As much as New Years Eve has a festive feel to it, right around the corner looms the stress and anxiety of fast-approaching school examinations an equally stressful time for both children and their parents..

Attempts are on to master in a couple of months, a syllabus that was meant to be covered in the whole year..

PREMIUM There is an immense amount of research now to show that physical activity in the form of exercise and sports plays an important role in boosting attention span, memory, problem-solving, reasoning, thinking and planning skills.(Pixabay)..

The classic example for me is my experience as a visiting faculty for Outdoor Training at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, which trains officers of the Indian Police Service, who have been selected through the Civil Services Examination..

Exercise and sports also help to improve mood and quality of sleep, this indirectly improves memory and thinking ability..