Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight

A Martin, JN Booth, Y Laird, J Sproule… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

[HTML][HTML] Relación entre actividad física, procesos cognitivos y rendimiento académico de escolares: revisión de la literatura actual

S Reloba, LJ Chirosa, RE Reigal - Revista andaluza de medicina del …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objetivo Si bien los beneficios de la actividad física sobre la salud en edades tempranas se
encuentran ampliamente contrastados, la asociación entre actividad física y cognición no …

Using physical activity to teach academic content: a study of the effects on literacy in head start preschoolers

SM Kirk, CR Vizcarra, EC Looney, EP Kirk - Early Childhood Education …, 2014 - Springer
The potential impact of increased physical activity on early literacy skills in preschool
children has not been sufficiently explored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to …

How can schools help youth increase physical activity? An economic analysis comparing school-based programs

SH Babey, S Wu, D Cohen - Preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective For optimal health, physical activity should be an integral and routine part of daily
life. Youth spend a significant amount of time at school yet rarely achieve the recommended …

[PDF][PDF] Efectos del ejercicio físico extracurricular vigoroso sobre la atención de escolares

S Reloba-Martínez, RE Reigal-Garrido… - Revista de psicología …, 2017 - redalyc.org
El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar el efecto sobre la atención de escolares de dos
programas de actividad física (moderada y alta intensidad). Participaron 94 niños (n= 52) y …

Increasing children's physical activity during the school day

DP Hatfield, VR Chomitz - Current Obesity Reports, 2015 - Springer
Insufficient levels of daily physical activity (PA) among children in the USA and worldwide
have profound implications for pediatric obesity and children's health and well-being more …

Impact of regular physical activity and sports on school performance among girls and boys aged between 6 and 10 years

AK Bekhechi, B Khiat - … tendencias en educación física, deporte y …, 2019 - dialnet.unirioja.es
This longitudinal study seeks to show if sport has an impact on the school results and also
on cognitive functioning, and if this causal link is significantly important. An experimental …

A mixed-methods evaluation of the Move it Move it! before-school incentive-based physical activity programme

BR Garnett, K Becker, D Vierling… - Health Education …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Less than half of young people in the USA are meeting the daily physical activity
requirements of at least 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity. A mixed …

Heart rate and perceived exertion in healthy weight and obese children during a self-selected physical activity program

CL Tompkins, T Flanagan… - Journal of Physical …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Compared with structured/organized activities, unstructured, self-selected
physical activity (PA) may be more appealing for children in particular obese (OB) children …

“Be active!” Revisiting the South African food-based dietary guideline for activity

CR Botha, SJ Moss, TL Kolbe-Alexander - South African Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ajol.info
The objective of this paper was to review current evidence on physical activity for health in
order to support the foodbased dietary guideline (FBDG)“Be active!”. Physical activity …