Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on Physical Fitness and Executive Functions in Children
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Physical Exercise Interventions
2.3. Body Composition and Sedentary Behavior
2.4. PF Test
2.5. EFs Test
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Basic Information of Children
3.2. Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on PF in Children
3.3. Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on EFs on Children
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pre-Test | Post-Test | |||
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C Group | PE Group | C Group | PE Group | |
Height [cm] | 125.71 ± 2.09 | 125.29 ± 2.74 | 128.09 ± 2.76 | 127.47 ± 3.00 |
Weight [kg] | 17.77 ± 2.70 | 18.91 ± 3.41 | 21.16 ± 3.44 | 22.20 ± 2.36 |
BMI [kg/m2] | 17.21 ± 2.7 | 16.20 ± 1.77 | 17.11 ± 3.30 | 16.19 ± 2.21 |
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Zhang, M.; Garnier, H.; Qian, G.; Li, S. Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on Physical Fitness and Executive Functions in Children. Children 2023, 10, 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030485
Zhang M, Garnier H, Qian G, Li S. Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on Physical Fitness and Executive Functions in Children. Children. 2023; 10(3):485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030485
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Mingyang, Hanna Garnier, Guoping Qian, and Shunchang Li. 2023. "Effect of 11 Weeks of Physical Exercise on Physical Fitness and Executive Functions in Children" Children 10, no. 3: 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030485