A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out

L Lopes, R Santos, M Coelho-e-Silva, C Draper… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and
premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the …

Physical literacy-A journey of individual enrichment: An ecological dynamics rationale for enhancing performance and physical activity in all

JR Rudd, C Pesce, BW Strafford, K Davids - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Internationally, governments, health and exercise practitioners are struggling with the threat
posed by physical inactivity leading to worsening outcomes in health and life expectancy …

Boost your brain, while having a break! The effects of long-term cognitively engaging physical activity breaks on children's executive functions and academic …

F Egger, V Benzing, A Conzelmann, M Schmidt - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Classroom-based physical activity (PA) is gaining attention in terms of its potential to
enhance children's cognitive functions, but it remains unclear as to which specific modality of …

Acute physical activity enhances executive functions in children with ADHD

V Benzing, YK Chang, M Schmidt - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Acute physical activity of moderate to vigorous intensity has been shown to improve
cognitive functions in children. However, the empirical evidence associated with Attention …

[HTML][HTML] Executive functions, visual-motor coordination, physical fitness and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations in typically develo** children

N Oberer, V Gashaj, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2018 - Elsevier
The present longitudinal study included different school readiness factors measured in
kindergarten with the aim to predict later academic achievement in second grade. Based on …

Physical fitness, physical activity, and the executive function in children with overweight and obesity

J Mora-Gonzalez, I Esteban-Cornejo… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the associations of physical fitness and physical activity with executive
function in children with overweight and obesity. Study design A cross-sectional study …

Embodied learning in the classroom: Effects on primary school children's attention and foreign language vocabulary learning

M Schmidt, V Benzing, A Wallman-Jones… - Psychology of sport and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of specifically
designed physical activities on primary school children's foreign language vocabulary …

[HTML][HTML] Combining physical and cognitive training to improve kindergarten children's executive functions: A cluster randomized controlled trial

M Schmidt, MF Mavilidi, A Singh, C Englert - Contemporary Educational …, 2020 - Elsevier
Considering the convincing evidence that executive functions predict academic
achievement significantly, strategies to foster executive functions in the early school years …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of acute cognitively engaging physical activity breaks on children's executive functions: Too much of a good thing?

F Egger, A Conzelmann, M Schmidt - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Acute bouts of physical activity may have an impact on children's executive
functions. However, the role played by cognitive engagement (CE) during physical activity …

Association between preschoolers' specific fine (but not gross) motor skills and later academic competencies: Educational implications

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …