A qualitative analysis of the effect of physical activities on the academic performance of high school students

Physical activity is any bodily movement which requires energy expenditure which maintains or enhances physical fitness and helps to prevent stress and depression promoting self-esteem. Physical inactivity leads to risk factor of mortality. Regular physical activity in schools can help children have good fitness, build strong bones and muscles, reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression, and keeps the students with good mental health. In this study the investigator has randomly selected 30 high school students, out of which 15 are boys and 15 are girls. The samples were selected and interviewed based on their active participation in three different categories of activities namely games, singing and dancing and painting. The data obtained through interview and academic records revealed that the students practicing physical activity like games showed good academic performance when compared with the students who showed interest towards singing, dancing and painting.