How many times have we seen teens who are overweight and struggle to keep themselves fit. They get angry easily and have very low tolerance levels. This is dangerous as such a behavior can also turn the kids violent. Recently, Pediatric Exercise Science published a study on obesity and anger in kids. Heres what they said in their study -

“Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise.”

A study of sedentary but otherwise healthy 7- to 11-year-olds found they reduced both their weight and anger issues by taking part in a 10- to 15-week after-school aerobic exercise program. The finding applied to children across lines such as race, gender and socioeconomic status, as well as regardless of how fit or overweight the kids were.

“Exercise had a significant impact on anger expression in children,” researcher Catherine Davis, a clinical health psychologist with the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, said in a news release issued by the school. “This finding indicates that aerobic exercise may be an effective strategy to help overweight kids reduce anger expression and aggressive behavior.”

Previous research had shown that exercise helps cut down on depression and anxiety in children, she said, noting that most people believe that exercise also helps adults manage anger.

“I think if teachers could see that exercise helps kids control their behavior and get along, they would be the top proponents of physical activity for kids,” Davis said.