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Long-term effects of physically active academic lessons on physical fitness and executive functions in primary school children
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Integrating physical activity into the curriculum has potential health and cognitive benefits in primary school children. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of physically active academic lessons on cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness and executive functions. In the current randomized controlled trial, 499 second and third graders within 12 primary schools (mean age = 8.1 ± 0.7) were randomized to the intervention (n = 249) or control condition (n = 250). The physically active academic lessons were given for 2 consecutive school years, 22 weeks per year, three times a week, with a duration of 20-30 min per lesson. Multiple tests were administered before, between and after the intervention period, measuring cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness and executive functions. Multilevel analysis accounted for the nested structure of the children within classes and schools. Results showed a larger improvement in speed-coordination (B = -0.70,P = 0.002) and a lower improvement in static strength (B = -0.92,P < : 0.001) for the intervention group compared with the control group. The current lessons did not result in a significant change in executive functions.
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Metadata
- Authors
- de Greeff, J. W., Hartman, E., Mullender-Wijnsma, M. J., Bosker, R. J., Doolaard, S., & Visscher, C.
- Affiliations
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- de Greeff, J. W.
- Venue
- Health Education Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2016-01-29
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 185-194
- ISSN
- 0268-1153 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3648
- OpenAlex
- W2307275909
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 9
- FWCI
- 8.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Education Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Keywords
- elementary school students, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, executive function, speed coordination, static strength
- MeSH terms
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Child, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Physical Fitness, Schools, Program Evaluation, Exercise, Muscle Strength, Executive Function
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