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St. Patrick's Primary School Burrenreagh

Daily Mile at St. Patrick's P.S. Burrenreagh

11th Sep 2023

We all know ‘exercise is good for you’, and The Daily Mile is no exception. There are a wide variety of health and wellbeing benefits associated with daily physical activity and an emerging body of evidence supports the positive impact The Daily Mile can have on children’s health.The Daily Mile helps children be more active and less sedentary and significantly increases their fitness levels. Children report feeling happier, more awake and calmer after doing The Daily Mile and improves attitudes towards physical activity. The Daily Mile increases
children’s alertness and can help increase verbal memory, these skills enhance children’s ability to learn.

Congratulations to all our classes who are taking part in the Daily Mile.