ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
The Effects of Diverse Exercise on Cognition and Mental Health of Children Aged 5-6 Years: A Controlled Trial.
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- Optimal exercise modalities and dose for enhancing intelligence in children and adolescents: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Estimating indicator weights for the motor health of pre-school-aged children: an integrated-methods approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Effects of Acute Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity on Executive Function in Preschool Children: Evidence from Behavioral and fNIRS Measures.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Building an evaluation model for the motor health of preschool-aged children from the perspective of interdisciplinary integration.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Relations between the levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, BMI, dietary habits, cognitive functions and attention problems in 8 to 9 years old pupils: network analysis (PACH Study).BMC public health · 2024Article
- A 6-week coordinative motor training program improves spatial ability performances in healthy children.Frontiers in cognition · 2024Article
- A comparison of the effects of remote coaching HIIT training and combined exercise training on the physical and mental health of university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- An ecological dynamics perspective on designing urban nature environments for wellbeing and health-enhancing physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The rate of learning and cognitive development is at its highest level in preschool-aged children, making this stage a critical period. Exercise has received increasing attention for its beneficial physical and mental health effects on the development of preschool children. This study investigated the effects of diverse exercise on the cognition of preschool children. Two classes were randomly selected from kindergarten classes of children aged 5-6 years, and designated as the experimental and control classes. Each class contained 20 children (10 boys and 10 girls) according to the kindergarten class system. The experimental class completed exercises according to the designed curriculum, while control class carried out exercises according to the regular teaching plan, for a study period of 12 weeks. The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Mental Health Questionnaire for Children were used to assess outcomes, both at the beginning and end of study. After 12 weeks, the experimental class has improved in the "Object Assembly," "Block Design," "Picture Completion," and "Coding" (14.70 ± 2.14,
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