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Greater exercise intensity, not merely increased frequency, is associated with larger academic gains

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q2 i? The review reports that beneficial impact tends to be higher for high-intensity training programs and that increasing PE frequency alone was not sufficient for academic gains. → Loturco 2022

Evidence

Loturco 2022

Loturco, I.; Montoya, N.P.; Ferraz, M.B.; Berbat, V.; Pereira, L.A. (2022). A Systematic Review of the Effects of Physical Activity on Specific Academic Skills of School Students. Educ. Sci. 2022, 12, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12020134

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Narrative synthesis of moderator evidence, citing Quinto Romani et al.'s finding of limited benefit tending higher for high-intensity programs and Ardoy et al.'s comparison of standard, increased-volume, and increased-volume-plus-intensity PE conditions. The review reports increased frequency without intensity was insufficient.

"the simple increase in frequency of physical education sessions (e.g., from 2 to 4 times/week) is not sufficient to promote positive effects on academic achievement (at least when these increases are not accompanied by concomitant changes in exercise intensity)"

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