[Concept of an additional physical education lesson in English ("moving words") per week in a secondary school: Results of controlled investigation].

Background: Physical exercise improves physical fitness of children and pupils may also benefit from sports with regard to cognitive competence. However, timetable and syllabus often give little scope so that alternatives such as combined lessons in English and sports may be suited to integrate the desire for exercise and leaning.

Method: Parallel classes of a secondary school (form V; 39 pupils) were determined by random as control group (CG: age 10.