Background: Childhood is an important period for developing maturity in thinking. Accumulating evidence shows the association between physical activity and cognitive function. Although both the intelligence quotient and emotional quotient have been reported to be associated with physical activity, there is a limited amount of published research regarding the association between physical activity and cognitive function in children and youths. With respect to creativity, an important skill for the twenty-first century, little evidence on the creative quotient promotion in childhood is available. The present study, therefore, is designed to explore the correlation between physical activity and creativity. Methods: The participants included 1447 students with different age groups in 34 schools from Southern Thailand. Age groups were categorized according to Thailand's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, where 521 students were aged 6-9 years, 487 students were aged 10-13 years, and 439 students were aged 14-17 years. Creativity was measured through the use of the Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP). Active play, time with family and peers, and sedentary behavior were monitored by the Thailand Physical Activity Children Survey-the Student Questionnaire (TPACS-SQ). Results: The correlation between the TCT-DP score representing creativity and active play was noticed in adolescents (r = 0.148, p = 0.001), but not found in participants aged 6-13 years. Active play was associated with time with family and peers in all age groups (r = 0.485, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The present data supports the idea that optimal physical activity is required during childhood for developing thinking process. Promotion of active play with family and peers may facilitate creativity skills.

IntroductionThe research aimed to study the intensity of arm swing exercise (ASE) with different tempi of music-movement synchrony in untrained young adults and to investigate the effect of different music tempi on heart rate and oxygen consumption.MethodsParticipants were 30 healthy volunteers (15 males and 15 females), 20.67 ± 1.37 years and low-to-moderate physical activity. They performed ASE synchronised with music at a tempo of 60 and 140 bpm with a random sequence. They were measured for heart rate and oxygen consumption using a Quark SPIRO (COSMED) before and after the ASE for 6 minutes of each tempo. They rested for at least 15 minutes between music tempi during the ASE. The intensity of ASE with music-movement synchrony of each tempo was calculated as a percentage of maximum heart rate (%HRmax) and percentage maximum oxygen consumption (%VO_2max).ResultsThe %HRmax of all participants post-ASE at 60 and 140 bpm were 58.64 ± 8.82 and 60.12 ± 8.95%, respectively. The %VO_2max of all participants post-ASE at 60 and 140 bpm were 38.65 ± 11.36 and 40.17 ± 10.71%, respectively. There was no significant difference in HR and VO2 of ASE between music tempi.ConclusionsThe ASE with music-movement synchrony at 60 and 140 bpm is a low-intensity aerobic exercise, so is a suitable choice for people with low physical activity. Furthermore, the faster tempo did not significantly alter the intensity, therefore, we recommend selecting the slower music tempo at 60 bpm to avoid repetitive shoulder joint injury.

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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the knee. It is occurring when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones wears down over time and mostly often in people 50 years of age and older. The study was designed to randomized control trial and aimed to compare before and after the 3-months intervention program on self-care sandbag exercise program for knee osteoarthritis patients in the secondary care in Thailand. They were divided into 2 groups, the intervention group, and the control group by using the probability sampling. Seventy knee osteoarthritis patients participated in this study. Both of group were assessed the Oxford knee score and the knowledge of knee osteoarthritis at the baseline and after 3-months intervention program. The Independent t-test and Paired sample t-test were used for comparison the all parameters between and within the group, respectively. The results showed that the Oxford pain score of knee osteoarthritis was decreased scientifically more than the control group (p<0.001) and the knowledge of knee osteoarthritis was increased significantly (p<0.001). In conclusion, the self-care sandbag exercise program can reduce the severity of pain among knee osteoarthritis patients and can promote to the usaul care for the osteoarthritis pateintes.