Fitness, physical activity and academic achievement in overweight/obese children.

Autor/inn/en	Cadenas-Sánchez, Cristina; Migueles, Jairo H.; Esteban-Cornejo, Irene; Mora-González, José; Henriksson, Pontus; Rodriguez-Ayllon, Maria; Molina-Garcia, Pablo; Löf, Marie; Labayen, Idoia; Hillman, Charles H.; Catena, Andrés; Ortega, Francisco B.
Titel	Fitness, physical activity and academic achievement in overweight/obese children. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Fitness, körperliche Aktivität und akademischer Erfolg bei übergewichtigen/adipösen Kindern.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports sciences, 38 (2020) 7, S. 731-740 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-0414; 1466-447X
DOI	10.1080/02640414.2020.1729516
Schlagwörter	Erfolg; Kind; Schulerfolg; Adipositas; Gesundheit; Gesundheitserziehung; Gesundheitsförderung; Übergewicht; Sensor; Beschleunigung; Bewegungsaktivität; Fitness; Gesundheitssport; Kinder- und Jugendsport; Universität
Abstract	The aim of this study was to examine the associations of fitness and physical activity with academic achievement in children with overweight/obesity. A total of 106 (10.0 ± 1.1y, 61 boys) children participated. The fitness components were assessed by field and laboratory-based tests. Physical activity was measured via accelerometry. The academic achievement was assessed by a standardised test and school-grades. Field-based cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with language skills (ß-standardised- ranging from 0.281 to 0.365, p ( 0.01). The field-based muscular strength was associated with grade point average, natural and social sciences, and foreign language (ß = 0.280-0.326, all p (= 0.01). Speed-agility was associated with some language-related skills (ß = 0.325-0.393, all p (= 0.01). The laboratory-based muscular strength also showed an association with mathematics skills (ß = 0.251-0.306, all p (= 0.01). Physical activity did not show significant association with academic achievement (p ) 0.01). Overall, the significant associations observed for muscular strength and speed/agility were attenuated and disappeared in many cases after additional adjustments for body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness, indicating that these associations are inter-dependent. Our study contributes by indicating that other fitness components apart from cardiorespiratory fitness, such as muscular strength and speed-agility, are positively associated with academic achievement. However, these associations appear to be dependent on body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2021/3