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1、RODALENEWS,EMMAUS,PA—School'sjustaroundthecorner,andyou'vejustfinishedyourshoppingforallthosegreenschoolsupplies.Now,fireupthelaptop,logontoGoogleMaps,andfindyourchildasafewalkingroutetoschool.AnewstudyjustpublishedinthejournalMedicine&ScienceinSportsandExer
2、cisefoundthatwalkingtoschoolcanhelpchildrencopewithacademicstress,whichmayleadtoafewmorestraight-Areportcards.THEDETAILS:Theresearchersrecruited4011-to14-year-olds,20girlsand20boys,anddividedthemintotwogroups,awalkinggroupandadrivinggroup.Theboysandgirlsinth
3、ewalkinggroupwereplacedontreadmillsandwalkedamilewhileviewingaseriesofimagesofatree-linedneighborhoodthatultimatelyendedinimagesofaschool,tosimulateanactualwalktoschool.Childreninthedrivinggroupsatinachairfor10minuteswhileseeingthesameimagesflashbyonacompute
4、rscreen,tosimulatebeingdriventoschoolinacar.Attheendofthe"walk"or"drive,"thechildrenwereaskedtocompleteacomputertestthatchallengedtheminthesamewayastressfultestorassignmentatschoolmight.Duringeachportionofthestudy,thekids'heartratesandbloodpressuresweremonit
5、ored,andtheywereaskedaboutperceivedstresslevels.Kidsinthewalkinggroupshowedfewerphysicalreactionstothestressfulcomputertest—forinstance,increasedheartrateandbloodpressure—thandidthekidsinthedrivinggroup,andwhentheexperimentwasover,membersofthewalkinggroupsai
6、dtheyfeltlessstressedoutoverallthanthoseinthedrivinggroupdid.WHATITMEANS:Walkingtoschoolhasaprotectiveeffectonchildren'smentalhealththatshouldn'tbeoverlooked,saysthestudy'sleadauthorJamesRoemmich,PhD,associateprofessorofpediatricsandofexerciseandnutritionsci
7、encesattheUniversityofBuffalo."It'sgoodforkidstousephysicalactivityasahealthywaytodealwithstressratherthanotherunhealthybehaviors,likeeatingenergydensesnackfoods,orsedentaryactivitiessuchasTV,whichactasadistracter,"hesays."Ifyoucangetkidstobephysicallyactive
8、earlyinlife,it'smorelikelythatthey'llusephysicalactivitylaterinlifeaswell."Andit'saboutmorethanjustdevelopinghealthyhabits,headds.Stresstriggerscardiovascularresponses,suchasincreasedheartratean