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Campus Recreation is a vital part of the lives of many students, faculty, staff, and alumni who use the facility and services. Recreational facilities are attended by members every day for activities such as leisure, class, intramurals, or work. Most facilities’ goal is to provide an environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle and encourages commitment to lifelong fitness. Likewise, Tarleton State University’s Recreational Sports Facility’s mission is: “To provide opportunities to engage in activities, programs and special events that promote healthy active lifestyles, leadership development, social interaction and educational opportunities…”1 However, often overlooked, is the underlying effect of academic success that comes from facility use.
The most basic tool to calculate academic success, the grade point average, is a simple yet effective instrument to use to determine if there is a relation between recreational center attendance and students grades. A study conducted in 2009 compared academic and health levels of users versus nonusers determined that frequent users of the facility retained a higher grade point average (.2 higher) than nonusers2 This study suggests that students who stay active by using a recreation facility will have better grade point averages than the students that do not use a recreation facility.
When it comes to maximizing your grade point average, using the campus recreational facility on a frequent basis could be very beneficial to oneself. Although working out or participating in intramural sports is not for everyone, it should be considered due to the increase in sedentary lifestyles amongst 21st century United States citizens. If the gym is not an ideal setting, incorporate a minimum of 60 minutes of physical fitness or activity each day to reap the countless benefits of staying active, such as better health levels and increased grade point averages.
1Rec Sports. (n.d.). Retrieved September 3, 2015, from
2Todd, M. K., Czyszczon, G., Carr, J. W., & Pratt, C. (2009). Comparison of health and academic indices between campus recreation facility users and nonusers. Recreational Sports Journal, 33(1)
This is great information that I will be sharing with my middle school students. I think that this information is applicable to them by motivation those that are involved in regular physical activities to continue and for those that are not to start getting involved. I find that many of my students that are not involved in regular physical activity are very motivated academically but see do not see a worthwhile benefit of regular physical activity and hopefully this will peak their interest to start getting active.
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