# Don't you feel sad for people that say elementary school recess should be banned?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631 "2012-10-23T16:18:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631/28 "2012-10-23T22:14:45Z")

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> [@Kevbo](#):
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> I wonder how much of the epidemic of ADD/ADHD diagnosis is due to kids not being allowed enough physical activity.

I don’t know, but I remember recently reading in [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=660637) that:

> [@How does one deal with a co-worker with ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-a-co-worker-with-adhd/630164/30):
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> - kids with ADHD do enormously better when they have frequent physical activity. (My guess is that the increased blood flow from exercise brings extra oxygen to the prefrontal cortex, but it’s only a guess.)
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> - everyone, but especially kids with ADHD show improved focus and memory when they can spend time outdoors in nature. Even 15 minutes a day will do it. It needs to be grass and trees, not a few potted plants.

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