Resistance training interventions have a small positive effect on combined cognition, academic achievement, and on-task behaviour in school-aged youth¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i1 Participation in resistance training (ten studies, 53 effect sizes) had a small positive effect on overall cognitive, academic and on-task behaviours in school-aged youth (SMD 0.19, 95% CI 0.05–0.32). → Robinson Katie 2023

Evidence¶

Robinson Katie 2023¶

Robinson Katie, Riley Nicholas, Owen Katherine, Drew Ryan, Mavilidi Myrto F., Hillman Charles H., Faigenbaum Avery D., Garcia-Hermoso Antonio, Lubans David Revalds. (2023). Effects of Resistance Training on Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01881-6

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Multilevel structural equation modelling meta-analysis of ten resistance training intervention studies (1,235 participants, mean age 8.8–16.4 years), pooled as "a small positive effect" with a printed effect size of SMD = 0.19 (95% CI 0.05–0.32); between-study heterogeneity I2 = 43%. GRADE certainty rated low.

"Participation in resistance training (ten studies with 53 effect sizes) had a small positive effect on the overall cognitive, academic and on-task behaviours in school-aged youth (standardized mean difference (SMD) 0.19, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.05–0.32)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Resistance training alone is more effective than concurrent (resistance plus aerobic) training for cognition and academic outcomes in youth — related
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