ISSN: 2640-2734
Authors: Muhammad HS* and Pratiwi A
Understanding the impact between participation in physical fitness level, academic achievement and cognitive development is very important for teachers, school psychologists and other stakeholders. Examining the link between participation in physical activities and academic achievement is important for school monitoring. The link between physical activity, academic achievement and mental state has long been theorized to be of profound importance in understanding academic development. This research aims specifically to highlight the state of the relationship between physical activity and the state of academic performance. Data studies, summarized here, have found that healthy levels of physical activity generally correlate with mental state and academic achievement. This research result has showed that there was a major relationship between fitness level and academic achievement and better academic achievement was related to with higher levels of fitness level. Physical activity levels able to improve bone and musculoskeletal function and help to relieve stress, depression, and frustration during academic learning. Generally, the previous research findings from large-scale observational studies indicate that participation in physical activity features a small to moderate effect in prevention and management of the chance of frustration, stress also anxiety which successively have correlation on academic achievement and psychological state. Physical activity may be a relatively cheap and non-harmful lifestyle intervention which will easily be implemented into school settings.
Keywords: Academic Achievement; Cognitive Development; Mental Health; Physical Activity; Sports Participation and Students; Anxiety; Depression
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