Table 2.

Summary of Findings of Correlational Studies Performed to Assess the Relation Between Physical Fitness and Children’s Academic Achievement

Authors	n	Sample	Measures	Results
Castelli et al. (2007)	259	Third and fifth grade	Fitnessgrama academic achievementb	Positive association
California Department of Education (2005)	1,036,386	Fifth, seventh, and ninth grade	Fitness battery academic achievementc	Positive association
Dwyer et al. (2001)	7,961	7–15 years	Fitness battery teacher ratings	Positive association
Tremblay et al. (2000)	6,856	Sixth grade	Self-report fitness academic achievementd	No association

n number of children

^aCooper Institute for Aerobics Research

^bIllinois Scholastic Achievement Test

^cCalifornia Standards Test

^dNew Brunswick Department of Education