Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Overweight Children's Cognitive Functioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Davis, Catherine L.; Tomporowski, Phillip D.; Boyle, Colleen A.; Waller, Jennifer L.; Miller, Patricia H.; Naglieri, Jack A.; Gregoski, Mathew J.

doi:10.5641/193250307x13082512817660

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“…This study based on experimental design is supported by some studies from Western cultures which have also found that exercise has a significant positive impact on executive functioning in young people [41,42,43]. This finding however, contradicts with previous studies which have found no association between physical activity and executive functioning [44,45]. The reason for the present finding seems to be that the present study utilised an experimental design to minimise some of the extraneous factors which are associated with non-experimental studies.…”

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The impact of a 3-month continuous exercise intervention on the cognitive functioning of African youth

Danquah¹

2017

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Background: Exercise has been identified as vital for the development of young people. The human body is designed for movement and therefore a lack of exercise produces tremendous negative impact. Moderate to vigorous exercise is protective of health. Studies have indicated a link between exercise and the cognitive performance of students. There are consistent findings that continuous exercise improves cognitive skills of attention and concentration. The influence of exercise on executive functioning however is not conclusive. This study examined the impact of a structured exercise on the executive functioning, an aspect of cognitive functioning, in African young people.

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The impact of a 3-month continuous exercise intervention on the cognitive functioning of African youth

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2017

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“…There are several researches dedicated to the present contribution, the most important of which are considered to be the ones carried out by Davis & et al (2007) and Coe & et al (2006), which have tried to shed light on the possible effects of rhythmic exercises(dance-oriented) on intellectually disabled children's attention and memory problems at the age range of 9 to 16 years.…”

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Effectiveness of Rhythmic Play on the Attention and Memory Functioning in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

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The present paper aimed at investigating the effects of rhythmic play on ID (Intellectually Disabled), children's attention and memory functioning at the age range of 9-16 years. Research measures included Raven Colored progressive matrixes for children and Canners neuropsychological test and Vinland adaptive behavior scale questionnaire. Statistical population comprised all ID students in elementary schools in the city of Esfahan in the Iranian academic year 2011. The research sample consisted of 20 children with intellectual disability selected by using multistage random sampling. Then, homogeneous in sensory and motor skills, participants were divided into two groups of ten: control and experimental. After receiving the parental consent, the researchers applied rhythmic movements to experimental group twice a week 45 minutes for each session for three months as an intervention program. Eight rhythmic movements (play) were employed in this research. The results revealed that rhythmic movements would affect attention problems (focus of attention, sustained attention, shifting attention, divided attention and attention capacity), general attention, memory (shortterm, long-term, working), as well as general learning problems in educable children with intellectual disability according to their performance scales.

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“…Data were reported as the average activity counts per minute, representing total physical activity or movement as a function of time during the lesson. Data were also reported as minutes spent in moderate and vigorous-intensity physical activity, as higher intensity physical activity might potentially be important for cognitive functioning in children (Davis et al, 2007). Age-appropriate cut-points (Pate, Almeida, McIver, Pfeiffer, & Dowda, 2006) that have been shown to be the most accurate in young children (Janssen et al, 2013) were used to define activity intensity.…”

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Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

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Research suggests that integrating human movement into a cognitive learning task can be effective for learning due to its cognitive and physiological effects. In this study, the learning effects of enacting words through whole-body movements (i.e., physical exercise) and part-body movements (i.e., gestures) were investigated in a foreign language vocabulary task. Participants were 111 preschool children of 15 childcare centers, who were randomly assigned to one of four conditions. Participants had to learn 14 Italian words in a 4-week teaching program. They were tested on their memory for the words during, directly after, and 6 weeks after the program. In the integrated physical exercise condition, children enacted the actions indicated by the words to be learned in physical exercises. In the non-integrated physical exercise condition children performed physical exercises at the same intensity, but unrelated to the learning task. In the gesturing condition, children enacted the actions indicated by the words to be learned by gesturing while remaining seated. In the conventional condition, children verbally repeated the words while remaining seated. Results confirmed the main hypothesis, indicating that children in the integrated physical exercise condition achieved the highest learning outcomes. Implications of integrated physical exercise programs for preschool children's cognition and health are discussed. AbstractResearch suggests that integrating human movement into a cognitive learning task can

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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Overweight Children's Cognitive Functioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 100 publications

References 24 publications

The impact of a 3-month continuous exercise intervention on the cognitive functioning of African youth

The impact of a 3-month continuous exercise intervention on the cognitive functioning of African youth

Effectiveness of Rhythmic Play on the Attention and Memory Functioning in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

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