@misc{10481/62496,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62496},
abstract = {The relationship between physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and
academic achievement in young people is unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the
relationship between PA, CRF and academic achievement in 152 children according to sex (average
age of 8.6 ± 0.3 years) in southern Spain. A tri-axial accelerometer was used to measure PA; the 20-m
Shuttle Run Test was performed to assess the CRF; and to know the academic achievement, the official
school records were considered. The results showed a weak correlation between moderate PA and
moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) with CRF in boys (all, 0.2 > r < 0.4; p < 0.05), whereas the vigorous
PA showed a moderate and weak correlation with CRF (all, p < 0.05), in both boys (r = 0.537) and girls
(r = 0.382), respectively. In addition, a weak inverse correlation between moderate PA and MVPA
with academic achievement showed in girls (all, 0.2 > r < 0.4; p < 0.05). Finally, the CRF weakly
correlated with academic achievement only in boys (all, 0.2 > r < 0.4; p < 0.05). Our study showed
a relationship between PA and CRF in both sexes. Nonetheless, the PA was inversely related to
academic achievement in girls, whereas the CRF was related to academic achievement in boys.},
organization = {This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [DEP2015-63988-R].},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Physical activity levels},
keywords = {VO2max},
keywords = {Academic performance},
keywords = {Children},
title = {The Relationship between Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Academic Achievement School-Age Children from Southern Spain},
doi = {doi:10.3390/su12083459},
author = {Ávila García, Manuel and Baena Ogalla, Nuria and Huertas-Delgado, Francisco Javier and Tercedor Sánchez, Pablo and Villa González, Emilio},
}