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Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise

Recent studies indicate that a single bout of physical exercise can have immediate positive effects on cognitive performance of children and adolescents. However, the type of exercise that affects cognitive performance the most in young adolescents is not fully understood. Therefore, this controlled...

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Autores principales: van den Berg, Vera, Saliasi, Emi, de Groot, Renate H. M., Jolles, Jelle, Chinapaw, Mai J. M., Singh, Amika S.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27242629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00723
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author van den Berg, Vera
Saliasi, Emi
de Groot, Renate H. M.
Jolles, Jelle
Chinapaw, Mai J. M.
Singh, Amika S.
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Saliasi, Emi
de Groot, Renate H. M.
Jolles, Jelle
Chinapaw, Mai J. M.
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description Recent studies indicate that a single bout of physical exercise can have immediate positive effects on cognitive performance of children and adolescents. However, the type of exercise that affects cognitive performance the most in young adolescents is not fully understood. Therefore, this controlled study examined the acute effects of three types of 12-min classroom-based exercise sessions on information processing speed and selective attention. The three conditions consisted of aerobic, coordination, and strength exercises, respectively. In particular, this study focused on the feasibility and efficiency of introducing short bouts of exercise in the classroom. One hundred and ninety five students (5th and 6th grade; 10–13 years old) participated in a double baseline within-subjects design, with students acting as their own control. Exercise type was randomly assigned to each class and acted as between-subject factor. Before and immediately after both the control and the exercise session, students performed two cognitive tests that measured information processing speed (Letter Digit Substitution Test) and selective attention (d2 Test of Attention). The results revealed that exercising at low to moderate intensity does not have an effect on the cognitive parameters tested in young adolescents. Furthermore, there were no differential effects of exercise type. The results of this study are discussed in terms of the caution which should be taken when conducting exercise sessions in a classroom setting aimed at improving cognitive performance.
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spelling pubmed-48688492016-05-30 Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise van den Berg, Vera Saliasi, Emi de Groot, Renate H. M. Jolles, Jelle Chinapaw, Mai J. M. Singh, Amika S. Front Psychol Psychology Recent studies indicate that a single bout of physical exercise can have immediate positive effects on cognitive performance of children and adolescents. However, the type of exercise that affects cognitive performance the most in young adolescents is not fully understood. Therefore, this controlled study examined the acute effects of three types of 12-min classroom-based exercise sessions on information processing speed and selective attention. The three conditions consisted of aerobic, coordination, and strength exercises, respectively. In particular, this study focused on the feasibility and efficiency of introducing short bouts of exercise in the classroom. One hundred and ninety five students (5th and 6th grade; 10–13 years old) participated in a double baseline within-subjects design, with students acting as their own control. Exercise type was randomly assigned to each class and acted as between-subject factor. Before and immediately after both the control and the exercise session, students performed two cognitive tests that measured information processing speed (Letter Digit Substitution Test) and selective attention (d2 Test of Attention). The results revealed that exercising at low to moderate intensity does not have an effect on the cognitive parameters tested in young adolescents. Furthermore, there were no differential effects of exercise type. The results of this study are discussed in terms of the caution which should be taken when conducting exercise sessions in a classroom setting aimed at improving cognitive performance. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4868849/ /pubmed/27242629 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00723 Text en Copyright © 2016 van den Berg, Saliasi, de Groot, Jolles, Chinapaw and Singh. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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de Groot, Renate H. M.
Jolles, Jelle
Chinapaw, Mai J. M.
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Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise
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title_short Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27242629
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00723
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