The research, conducted by a team at Loughborough University in the UK, followed 40 children from two schools for 12 months, splitting them into two groups: one that participated in a “Movement for Learning” program and one that didn’t. Children today, on average, are less physically active than children were in the past. “Changes in our modern world mean that many children are moving less and are not developing the physical skills that they need for learning,” said Professor Pat Preedy, one of the program’s creators.