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Association Between Aerobic Fitness and Attentional Functions in Egyptian Preadolescent Children

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Growing evidence indicates that culture and education can influence cognitive constructs. Studies targeting Western and Asian populations have shown a positive relationship between aerobic fitness and cognitive control in children; however, this ...
Keita Kamijo, Alexander Woll, Mohamed Aly   +2 more
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Physical Activity and Aerobic Fitness in Relation to Local and Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity in Adolescents’ Brains

Brain and Behavior, 2021
Introduction Adolescents have experienced decreased aerobic fitness levels and insufficient physical activity levels over the past decades. While both physical activity and aerobic fitness are related to physical and mental health, little is known ...
Juha Karvanen, Tiina Parviainen, Ilona Ruotsalainen   +2 more
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Aerobic fitness and body composition independently relate to inhibitory control in preadolescent children [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Aerobic fitness and body composition are modifiable factors that independently relate to inhibitory control, with higher aerobic fitness associated with enhanced performance and higher body fat associated with poorer inhibitory control in children.
Kellyn E. Carlson, Christina M. Bertrand, Lauren B. Raine, Jennifer N. H. Watrous, Charles H. Hillman   +4 more
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Lower CD8+ T‐cell senescence partially mediates the neuroprotection of higher aerobic fitness [PDF]

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
INTRODUCTION Immunosenescence – age‐related changes in immunity – may exacerbate the pathologic processes of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a condition that disproportionately affects African Americans. Fortunately, a higher level of aerobic fitness is linked
Bernadette A. Fausto, Elizabeth Akbulut, Mustafa Sheikh, Diana Grass, Nica Aquino, Luis Garza‐Martinez, Fanyu Hercules‐Tawe, Stephanie Ghaly, Alicia Codrington, Andrew Gamil, Imran Arshad, Darian Napoleon, Robert Perna, Victoria Paruzel, Mark A. Gluck, Patricia Fitzgerald‐Bocarsly   +15 more
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Effects of Physical Exercise Motives on Physical Health and Aerobic Fitness of Teenagers

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: A good level of physical fitness helps teenagers maintain a good state in daily study and life and enables them to cope well with emergencies.
Jing Wang
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Estimation of aerobic fitness levels and its determinants among the school going undernourished Indian children – A field-based study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020
Background: Higher aerobic fitness in children has many physical and cognitive health benefits and can track into adulthood preventing non-communicable diseases later in life. Data on the levels of aerobic fitness among Indian undernourished children are
Rajesh Jeniton Fernando, Maria Pauline, Tinku Thomas, Mario Vaz   +3 more
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Exploring the Mediating Role of Executive Function in the Relationship between Aerobic Fitness and Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Brain Sciences, 2023
(1) Background: The performance of physical activity at a sufficient volume can result in improvements in fitness. Aerobic fitness is a particular aspect of fitness that has consistently been shown to be related to both cognitive performance and academic
Seyun Park, Haeyong Chun, Jennifer L. Etnier, Daehyun Yun   +3 more
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Low aerobic fitness among adolescents: prevalence and associated factors

Motricidade, 2021
It was our objective to estimate the prevalence and associated factors with low aerobic fitness among adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 575 subjects aged 11-17 years from Criciúma, SC, Brazil.
Leandro Lima Borges, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Andressa Ferreira da Silva, Gustavo de Carlos Felicio dos Santos Barbosa, Matheus Silveira Pedroso, Eduarda Valim Pereira, Joni Márcio de Farias   +6 more
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Lower aerobic fitness levels among adolescents of a city in southern Brazil

Medicina, 2016
Study design: Cross sectional study. Objective: To analyze the association between lower levels of aerobic fitness and sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness in students.
Eliane C. A. Gonçalves, Diego A. S. Silva   +1 more
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Factors associated with low levels of aerobic fitness among adolescents

Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of low aerobic fitness levels and to analyze the association with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness among adolescents of southern Brazil. Methods: The study included 879 adolescents aged 14-
Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves, Diego Augusto Santos Silva   +1 more
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