A new study says boosting students' levels of physical education improves their grades, HealthDay News reported.

Swedish researchers followed more than 200 schoolchildren. Some children were assigned to an intervention group that received physical education five days a week, plus extra training in motor-physical skills such as balance and coordination. The other children were assigned to a control group that received usual levels of physical education.

The study showed that 96 percent of students in the intervention group achieved grades that made them eligible to advance to upper-secondary school, compared with 89 percent of students in the control group.

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据《每日健康新闻》报道，最新研究称，鼓励学生多上体育课有助于他们提高学习成绩。

瑞典科学家对200多名在校学生进行了跟踪试验。一部分学生被指定分到干预组，每周需要上5天体育课，此外还需要训练身体运动技巧，如身体协调性和平衡性的锻炼。剩下的同学被分到控制组，他们还和平常一样上体育课。

研究结果表明，干预组有96%的学生取得了好成绩，可以顺利升初中，而控制组只有89%的学生。