Expert Warns Ahead of New School Year: Movement Should Not Be Seen as Time Taken Away From Education
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- Physiotherapy specialist Safa Heybet said children should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day as schools reopen.
- She said short movement breaks between lessons can improve concentration and academic performance.
- Heybet urged schools and families not to treat physical activity as time lost from education.
With schools reopening, physiotherapy and rehabilitation specialist Dr. Safa Heybet has warned against the rise in inactivity among children.
Heybet said children should engage in an average of at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day. She also pointed to short movement breaks between lessons as a practical way to support students.
According to Heybet, these breaks can improve concentration and academic performance. She stressed that movement should not be viewed as time taken away from education.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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