Background Physical activity is associated with many physical and mental health benefits,
however many children do not meet the national physical activity guidelines. While schools …

Objective. This study synthesized literature concerning casual evidence of effects of various
physical activity programs on motor skills and cognitive development in typically developed …

Background The relation among physical activity (PA), fitness, cognitive function, and
academic achievement in children is receiving considerable attention. The utility of PA to …

Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

OBJECTIVE: The objective was twofold:(1) to assess the effect of PA interventions on
academic achievement and classroom behaviors in childhood and (2) to determine the …

Objective To examine the impact of acute classroom movement break (CMB) and physically
active learning (PAL) interventions on physical activity (PA), cognition, academic …

Definitive conclusions concerning the impact of exercise interventions on children's mental
functioning are difficult to ascertain because of procedural differences among studies. A …

Objective Implementation science is an emerging area in physical activity (PA) research. We
sought to establish the current state of the evidence related to implementation of school …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to synthesize the scientific literature that has
examined the association between school-based physical activity (including physical …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a single bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
on preadolescent children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using …