ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Anthropometric Parameters, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Executive Functions among Primary School Children.
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- Impact of physical activity on children's cognitive function and its educational applications: a narrative literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Personal Time, Parental Fairness, School Adjustment and Physical Activity Levels as Indicators of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between 24-h Movement Behavior, Physical Fitness, and Inhibitory Control in School Adolescents: A Complex Network Analysis.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
- Strength Training in Children: A Systematic Review Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Effect of an Acute Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on the Executive Functions of 9-10-year-old Children.International journal of school health · 2025Article
- Relative Age Effect (RAE) According to Norm Values on Anthropometric Performance and Physical Fitness in 9-11-Year-Old Children.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effects of body mass index and extracurricular sports activities on physical fitness in school-aged children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and executive function in Chinese adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Associations between Fluid Intelligence and Physical Fitness in School Children.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between soybean product consumption and executive function in Chinese Tibetan children and adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Efficiency of an Alternative Physical Education Program for the Lower Grades of Elementary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Students from a Public School in the South of Chile with Better Physical Fitness Markers Have Higher Performance in Executive Functions Tests-Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Physical activity during childhood and adolescence favors brain development and cognitive functioning, particularly the executive functions. This study aimed to assess potential associations between anthropometric parameters, physical activity, physical fitness, and executive functions among elementary school children returning to school after the COVID-19 lockdown in Chile. School-age male and female participants (n = 90; age, 10−12 years) participated in the study. To determine the association between variables, a multivariable linear regression analysis was performed. Higher fat-related anthropometric indexes were associated with lower working memory, cognitive flexibility, planning, and attention (r = −0.55 to −0.22; p = 0.031 to <0.001). In contrast, higher physical activity levels, better sprint performance, higher lower-body muscular power, and greater upper-body muscular strength were associated with better working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibition, planning, and/or attention (r = 0.19 to −0.54; p = 0.04 to <0.001). Current results consistently suggest the need for adequate levels of physical activity, physical fitness, and anthropometric parameters among the school-age population to promote healthy and adequate executive functions.
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