“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2015) has publicly recognized that physical activity may support academic behavior (i.e., timeon-task) and classroom focus, and these gains occur independently of weight status (Davis, Tkacz, Tomporowski, & Bustamante, 2015). One session of physical activity can improve attention Janssen, Toussaint, van Mechelen, & Verhagen, 2014b;Pontifex, Scudder, Drollette, & Hillman, 2012), increase working memory (Benzing, Heinks, Eggenberger, & Schmidt, 2016;Pontifex, Hillman, Fernhall, Thompson, & Valentini, 2009), enhance academic learning time (Bartholomew & Jowers, 2011;Webster, Wadsworth, & Robinson, 2015), and improve the development of anterior frontal brain patterns that support task completion and lesson comprehension (Chaddock-Heyman et al, 2013).…”