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Exercising your body and your brain go hand in hand. Celebrate National Brain Awareness Week by adding simple healthy lifestyle tips to your daily routine, such as getting enough sleep and eating more vegetables. Make exercise a social gathering and invite friends for a 20-minute walk every day to increase brain productivity. A game of kickball is a fun way for parents and children to play together and get fit. Growing leaner and wiser at the same time? That’s a win-win!

During the Youth Sports Safety Summit held in Irving on Monday, the National Athletic Trainers Association gave Dallas ISD their Youth Sports Safety Ambassador Award. CW 33 reports on how the award follows the district’s new policy that puts a full-time athletic director at every high school in the district. Click here to view the full report from CW 33.

Bo Jackson, the only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, visited E.D. Walker Middle School last Friday. In Dallas to receive the PWC Doak Walker Legends Award, Jackson joined the collegiate award recipient, running back Melvin Gordon of the University of Wisconsin, at the Dallas ISD School. The 25th Anniversary Doak Walker Awards Presentation Banquet, which was sponsored by the SMU Athletic Forum, was held that night at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. The PWC Doak Walker Legends Award is named for SMU All-American and Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker. E.D. Walker Middle School is named for Doak’s father,…