Characteristics of physical activity interventions and effects on cardiorespiratory fitness in children aged 6–12 years—A systematic review

Braaksma, Petra; Stuive, Ilse; Garst, Rianne M E; Wesselink, Carlijn F.; Sluis, Corry K. van der; Dekker, Rienk; Schoemaker, Marina M.

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2017.07.015

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“…and (2) to analyze the bidirectional association between PA (light PA and MVPA) and sleep (duration, latency, and efficiency) according to sex.…”

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“…The benefits of daily physical activity (PA) and sleep are highlighted by their relationship with improved health in children [1]. For instance, higher PA levels were related to improved cardiorespiratory fitness [2], lower adiposity indicators [3], and better academic performance [4]. Light PA is important to consider because it contributes to improvement in metabolic biomarkers [5], such as the cardiorespiratory system and body composition [6].…”

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Bidirectional Associations between Objective Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns in Spanish School Children

Ávila-García

Femia

Huertas‐Delgado

et al. 2020

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Physical activity (PA) and sleep contribute to better children’s health. Nonetheless, the bidirectional relationship between both of these health-related factors is unclear when using objective measures. The aims of this study were (1) to describe the PA (light PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and sleep (duration, latency, and efficiency) patterns of children and compare them with recommendations, and (2) to analyze the bidirectional association between PA levels and sleep patterns in 470 Spanish children according to sex (average age of 8.4 (0.4) years, 51.9% boys). A tri-axial accelerometer and sleep logs were used to measure PA (light PA and MVPA) and sleep patterns (duration, latency, and efficiency) in the children for seven consecutive days. Linear mixed models were conducted to analyze the bidirectional association (PA → sleep and sleep → PA) adjusted for the child, the sex, the school, and the day of observation. The results showed that, overall, the children did not meet the sleep duration recommendations per day. Regarding the bidirectional association, increased light PA and MVPA during the day was related to decreased sleep duration but an improvement in sleep efficiency that night. However, sleep duration and sleep efficiency were only related negatively and positively to light PA the following day, respectively. Regarding sex, light PA was associated with decreased sleep duration in both sexes, although the average value was lower in boys. In addition, light PA was also related only to an improvement in sleep efficiency the same night in both sexes, with girls generally having more efficient sleep. More studies in a representative sample of children that use objective measures to corroborate these results are needed.

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“…and (2) to analyze the bidirectional association between PA (light PA and MVPA) and sleep (duration, latency, and efficiency) according to sex.…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bidirectional Associations between Objective Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns in Spanish School Children

Ávila-García

Femia

Huertas‐Delgado

et al. 2020

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“…In this regard, our meta-analysis provides a unique contribution to the recently published reviews (25)(26)(27)(28)(29), since it exclusively includes interventions longer than 6 weeks (30) and also considers the influence of the qualifications of the PE teachers and practitioners administering the interventions.…”

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Children's Physical Activity, Academic Performance, and Cognitive Functioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Jurak

Kovač

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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Researching the relationship between physical activity and academic performance is becoming an important research topic due to increasing evidence about the positive effect of physical activity on cognitive functioning. The present systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration number: CDR132118) is a unique contribution to the recently published reviews since it only includes interventions longer than 6 weeks and acknowledges the influence of the qualifications of practitioners who deliver interventions. After identifying 14,245 records in five databases and selecting 247 full-text articles assessed for eligibility, 44 interventions passed all eligibility criteria. This meta-analysis uses validity generalization in a random effects model, which shows that academic performance itself is not solely caused by increased physical activity. The weighted mean population effect of all included interventions was r w = 0.181. Most of the studies had serious limitations since they did not report physical activity intensity, which is an essential component to achieving positive exercise effects on cognition. In addition, the qualifications of the staff who administer the interventions were largely ignored in existing literature. It was found that 13 out of 20 physical activity interventions with significant positive effects on academic performance were performed by practitioners who held higher qualifications in the field of physical education and exercise science, who could mediate higher physical activity intensities of the given interventions. The population effect in studies where interventions were administered by practitioners with lower qualifications in the field (r w = 0.14) was lower compared to interventions performed by staff with higher qualifications (r w = 0.22). There was also a significant difference in academic performance with regard to staff qualification level (χ = 4.464; p = 0.035). In addition to activity duration, future physical activity intervention studies including those investigating academic performance should focus on the importance of physical activity intensity and include measures of physical fitness as objective indicators to enable more reliable analyses to establish physical activity influence on academic performance.

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“…Currently, scientific evidence has shown the efficacy of PA and physical exercise in improving indicators of physical, psychosocial, and cognitive health in schoolchildren [5]. Exercise in the appropriate dose causes a specific adaptive response [6] that manifests itself, among other variables, in an improvement in the components of physical fitness (PF), establishing a direct relationship between PF and the state of health at early ages [7]. Likewise, the promotion of PF in childhood has a protective effect on health during adulthood [8].…”

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Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition with Physical Fitness Parameters in a Young Active Population

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Felipe

Sánchez-Sánchez

et al. 2020

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The current study aimed at analyzing the relationship between body composition, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), and physical fitness (PF) in a young active population. A total of 1198 athletes (boys = 875; girls = 323) enrolled in different municipal sports schools participated in this study. Data on adherence to the MD (KIDMED questionnaire), anthropometric measurements, and PF (20 m shuttle run test, handgrip strength, vertical jump and forced spirometry) were collected. Results show that the pubertal boys had a higher score in the KIDMED test than the prepubertal ones (+0.38, p = 0.28). Moreover, boys with better adherence to the MD had significantly higher results in handgrip strength (+12.20 regarding low MD group and +9.13 regarding medium MD group, p < 0.05), as well as in forced vital capacity (FVC) (+0.66 regarding low MD group and 0.29 regarding medium MD group, p < 0.05). No differences were found in the girls. Finally, the result of the KIDMED test is a variable with a positive and significant relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness, along with the FVC, percentage of fat mass, and performance in the vertical jump (p < 0.05). It is concluded that adherence to the MD could show a relationship with various PF variables in boys and could be a predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness in both cases.

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Characteristics of physical activity interventions and effects on cardiorespiratory fitness in children aged 6–12 years—A systematic review

Cited by 31 publications

References 45 publications

Bidirectional Associations between Objective Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns in Spanish School Children

Bidirectional Associations between Objective Physical Activity and Sleep Patterns in Spanish School Children

Children's Physical Activity, Academic Performance, and Cognitive Functioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition with Physical Fitness Parameters in a Young Active Population

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