Effects of 12-week aerobic exercise with different frequencies on executive function in preschool children: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To explore the effects of a 12-week aerobic exercise program with different frequencies on executive functions (EFs) in preschool children. Method: Four kindergartens, comprising 126 preschool children in Shanghai, were enrolled in this 12-week cluster randomized controlled trial with a 1...

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Publicado en:Psychology & Health Vol. 40; no. 8; pp. 1243 - 1259
Autores principales: He, Changshuang, Peng, Xiaoying, Zhang, Jinming, Cheng, Wei, Guo, Shaoyu, Hu, Wenwen, Fang, Chunyi, Huan, Muyang, Lu, Yanhua, Sang, Menghao, Zhou, Tang, Wu, Hua, Li, Longkai, Quan, Minghui
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2025
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          He, Changshuang
          Peng, Xiaoying
          Zhang, Jinming
          Cheng, Wei
          Guo, Shaoyu
          Hu, Wenwen
          Fang, Chunyi
          Huan, Muyang
          Lu, Yanhua
          Sang, Menghao
          Zhou, Tang
          Wu, Hua
          Li, Longkai
          Quan, Minghui
        affil: School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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          Aerobic Exercises
          Treatment Duration
          Exercise Intensity
          Executive Function In Infancy and Childhood
          Treatment Outcomes
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Funding Source
          Schools, Nursery
          China
          Memory, Short Term
          Cognitive Flexibility
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Random Assignment
          Training Effect (Physiology)
          Child Development
          Descriptive Statistics
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: To explore the effects of a 12-week aerobic exercise program with different frequencies on executive functions (EFs) in preschool children. Method: Four kindergartens, comprising 126 preschool children in Shanghai, were enrolled in this 12-week cluster randomized controlled trial with a 12-week follow-up period. Kindergartens were allocated to high-frequency (three times a week) or low-frequency (once a week) exercise groups using stratified block randomization. Three core sub-EFs, including inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility, were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and the 12-week follow-up. Results: Compared to baseline, both groups showed significant improvements in inhibition and working memory after the intervention and at the 12-week follow-up. However, only the high-frequency exercise group demonstrated a significant improvement in cognitive flexibility after the follow-up period. Nonetheless, there were no significant differences in the core sub-functions of EFs between the two groups at the end of the intervention or the follow-up periods. Conclusion: A 12-week aerobic exercise of three times a week was insufficient to significantly improve EFs in preschool children compared to once a week. Future studies are needed to examine the dose-response relationship of aerobic exercise on EFs and to verify the effects of different exercise modalities on EFs in preschool children.
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