Executive functions mediate the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and academic achievement in Spanish schoolchildren aged 8 to 11 years.

OBJECTIVES:Previous research has studied the influence of physical fitness on academic achievement through executive functions. However, the nature of this relationship remains unclear. This study aimed to analyze how cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and executive functions are associated with academ...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Visier-Alfonso, Mairena Sánchez-López, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Estela Jiménez-López, Andrés Redondo-Tébar, Marta Nieto-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231246