A growing number of schools have increasingly de-emphasized the importance of providing
physical activity opportunities during the school day, despite emerging research that …

Studies that examine the effects of exercise on children's intelligence, cognition, or
academic achievement were reviewed and results were discussed in light of (a) …

Purpose: To develop and validate criterion-referenced fitness standards for older adults that
predict the level of capacity needed for maintaining physical independence into later life …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged
children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). METHODS: Cross …

The relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement has received much
attention owing to the increasing prevalence of children who are overweight and unfit, as …

ABSTRACT HILLMAN, CH, DM CASTELLI, and SM BUCK. Aerobic Fitness and
Neurocognitive Function in Healthy Preadolescent Children. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol …

The relationship between aerobic fitness and executive control was assessed in 38 higher-
and lower-fit children (M age= 9.4 years), grouped according to their performance on a field …

BACKGROUND: Public schools provide opportunities for physical activity and fitness
surveillance, but are evaluated and funded based on students' academic performance, not …

Purpose The objective of this study is to describe 13-yr trends in children's fundamental
movement skill (FMS) competency. Methods Secondary analysis of representative, cross …

We compared changes in academic achievement across 3 years between children in
elementary schools receiving the Academic Achievement and Physical Activity Across the …