ArticleFrontiers in psychology2016
Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise.
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- Determining Cognitive Performance in Athletes: A Systematic Review Focused on Methodology of Applying Cognitive Tests.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on academic and physical activity outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
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- Differential impact of various in-class physical exercise interventions on cognitive function and mathematics achievement in primary school children.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- How the time and type of physical education lessons affect attention capacity and cortisol levels in primary school children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Integrating Kata Training into School Education: Effects on Sustained Attention and Cognitive Performance in 8-9-Year-Old Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diurnal variation of psychomotor, cognitive and physical performances in schoolchildren: sex comparison.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess the implementation of physical education programs in Chinese junior high schools.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A single session of coordinative motor training does not improve spatial ability performances in healthy children.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Effects of a games-based physical education lesson on cognitive function in adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Acute Effects of Cognitively Demanding Physical Activity on Inhibitory and Affective Responses in Children: An Online-Based Mixed Methods Approach.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A collaborative approach to adopting/adapting guidelines. The Australian 24-hour movement guidelines for children (5-12 years) and young people (13-17 years): An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Effects of Classroom-Based Resistance Training With and Without Cognitive Training on Adolescents' Cognitive Function, On-task Behavior, and Muscular Fitness.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Associations Between Gross Motor Coordination and Executive Functions: Considering the Sex Difference in Chinese Middle-Aged School Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on attention and on-task behavior in schoolchildren: A systematic review.Sports medicine and health science · 2021Review
- The impact of physically active learning during the school day on children's physical activity levels, time on task and learning behaviours and academic outcomes.Health education research · 2021Article
- Active School Breaks and Students' Attention: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
Recent studies indicate that a single bout of physical exercise can have immediate positive effects on cognitive performance of children and adolescents. However, the type of exercise that affects cognitive performance the most in young adolescents is not fully understood. Therefore, this controlled study examined the acute effects of three types of 12-min classroom-based exercise sessions on information processing speed and selective attention. The three conditions consisted of aerobic, coordination, and strength exercises, respectively. In particular, this study focused on the feasibility and efficiency of introducing short bouts of exercise in the classroom. One hundred and ninety five students (5th and 6th grade; 10-13 years old) participated in a double baseline within-subjects design, with students acting as their own control. Exercise type was randomly assigned to each class and acted as between-subject factor. Before and immediately after both the control and the exercise session, students performed two cognitive tests that measured information processing speed (Letter Digit Substitution Test) and selective attention (d2 Test of Attention). The results revealed that exercising at low to moderate intensity does not have an effect on the cognitive parameters tested in young adolescents. Furthermore, there were no differential effects of exercise type. The results of this study are discussed in terms of the caution which should be taken when conducting exercise sessions in a classroom setting aimed at improving cognitive performance.
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