Study: Exercise improves kids' brains
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New research has found that exercise may benefit children not only physically, but mentally as well.

A study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, found that aerobic exercise has "a positive role in brain and cognitive health of children." Children who are in better shape, the study found, have more healthy white matter in their brains than children in worse shape. White matter is linked to memory and attention skills, which are critical in child development.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.