AEROBIC EXERCISE AND ITS EFFECT ON EVERY STUDENTS TO BE
READINESS TO LEARN
The purpose of this research was to test if aerobic exercise done before academic work would
improve student learning readiness which includes increased alertness, longer periods of
concentration and a resilience in doing work. The six-week study incorporated twenty-
minutes of aerobic exercise every morning and involved 26 students between the ages of 9
and 12 years old. Data collection included pre and post surveys on student energy levels,
exercise logs filled out by each student daily, on-task observation sheets and levels of
attention observation sheets done by myself daily for the first thirty-minutes to evaluate
students’ depth of focus on their first works. Results from the post survey showed that most
students’ felt that the exercise increased their energy levels and improved their ability to do
academic work. The majority of students recorded an increase in energy after exercise on
their daily exercise logs. The data showed a positive correlation between aerobic exercise and
student learning readiness in children ages 9 to 12.