Physical and academic activities have a huge influence on a person’s life and balancing them is very important. Together, they will guide students to grow up mentally and physically while learning new things in school.
First, physical activities are a very important aspect of students’ mental and physical health. Some ways students engage in those activities include playing sports, walking, and biking, which all build muscles and improve stamina.
Even when you’re on a trip and you see something about a sport you can get interested. That’s how Colin learned about his favorite sport, hockey.
“When I was three I went to New York and they had this skating rink, and I tried it out, I liked it, and my brother liked it more so he started hockey, then I followed suit,” Colin said.
Physical activities will keep you fit, protecting you from certain diseases and it’s also a way to improve mental health by relaxing your mind and reducing stress levels. According to the CDC, exercising plays a massive role in maintaining cardiorespiratory health.
Another part of student life is academics. Education such as studying school subjects and engaging in extracurricular activities is important in developing logical and cognitive thinking skills.
Lots of parents prioritize academics over physical activities and in most people’s opinion that’s the right choice.
“My dad uses it as motivation,” said Ayden. “If I don’t get good grades then I won’t be able to play sports. It’s pretty close but my parents would advocate for academic rather than physical”
Getting good grades also helps you get into good schools, allowing higher education and opening job opportunities. Higher performance and cognitive abilities in school could be obtained with consistent effort and perseverance.
There’s no escaping the fact, though, that grades and health are interrelated.
The CDC says that good health can positively impact your grades and vice versa. They also said that students with higher grades are more likely to eat breakfast all seven days and eat healthier foods like fruit and vegetables one or more times per day. More precisely 42% of high school students in the U.S with mostly A’s eat breakfast every day and 62% of students with mostly A’s ate healthy foods one or more times per day.
Good grades don’t just have an impact on health but they also impact physical activity. CDC statistics show that students with mostly A’s and B’s are much more physically active than students with lower grades. These students with better grades are more likely to exercise one hour a day every day of the week.
Another CDC stat is that students with mostly A’s played on at least one sports team. Playing on a sports team doesn’t just help keep you physically active but it also helps you make new friends and meet new people.
Overall, maintaining both health and academics is very important, but the main goal for everyone is to do what makes them happy and try their best. You might get overstressed trying to do too many things at once or trying to get an assignment in before it’s late, but always remember to stay grounded and live life to the fullest.
