Students who practice yoga can experience benefits including improved flexibility and balance, plus reduced anxiety and better academic performance, writes Brianna Randall. Randall references an MIT study that found that sixth-grade students who participated in an eight-week mindfulness program demonstrated less stress and fewer negative emotions at its conclusion.
Students who get regular, recommended amounts of sleep, have better academic outcomes, with sleep factoring into about one-fourth of the difference among students' grades, according to a study by researchers at MIT. The researchers found that consistency of sleep as much as a month before an exam was a major indicator.
A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure and better friendships.
Brittiska forskare har tittat på kopplingen mellan aktivitet på sociala medier och ungas sömn. De har analyserat närmare 12 000 tonåringar i Storbritannien, hur mycket de använder sociala medier och hur deras sömnmönster ser ut.
Emotions affect everything from how well we pay attention to our mental and physical health. And yet many of us never learn to talk about them with specificity. Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence is to help people learn to recognize and thus manage their emotions for better life success.