{"id":526,"date":"2016-10-27T07:26:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncaeagleseye.wordpress.com\/?p=526"},"modified":"2017-07-31T15:38:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T21:38:38","slug":"why-bother-with-sports-in-high-school","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student.nca.edu.ni\/news\/2016\/10\/27\/why-bother-with-sports-in-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Archived: Why Bother with Sports in High School?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by: Samantha Hakes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaches, parents, and teachers hear it from students all the time: \u201cI don\u2019t want to do a sport this year because I want to do well in school.\u201d While this may be a valid argument against playing sports, it is not completely accurate. Participating in physical activity- school sports in particular- can actually benefit your performance in school. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you exercise, your heart rate goes up, which increases the blood flow to the brain carrying glucose and oxygen. The result is an improvement in the brain\u2019s ability to remember things and to learn new material. In addition to this, exercising helps to relieve stress and anxiety. According to Livestrong.com, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By increasing serotonin levels in the brain, exercise works as a natural antidepressant\u201d (Garvin 3). So if you&#8217;re stressed about an upcoming test, try exercising. And what better way to do that than with your high school? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work Cited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garvin, S. Karen. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Does Exercise help the brain?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Livestrong.com. Demand media, Inc.. 22 september, 2015. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.Livestrong.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 13 October, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Samantha Hakes Coaches, parents, and teachers hear it from students all the time: \u201cI don\u2019t want to do a sport this year because I want to do well in school.\u201d While this may be a valid argument against playing sports, it is not completely accurate. 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