Parents have A LOT of responsibilities these days. Not only do they have to raise their kids in a moral and intellectually stimulating environment, but latest studies prove further that physical activity correlates with higher intelligence.

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Fitness And Childhood IQ Indicators Of Cognitive Ability In Old Age

How well your mind works in old age depends on physical fitness and your IQ score as a child, according to a study published in the October 10, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

In determining whether physical fitness is associated with more successful cognitive aging, the study examined 460 men and women who had been participants of the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932. The participants were tested using the same cognitive test at age 11 and age 79.

Results show physical fitness contributed more than three percent of the differences in cognitive ability in old age after accounting for participant’s test scores at age 11. Physical fitness is defined by time to walk six meters, grip strength and lung function.

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