Overall , the studies review ed were of moderate-to-high quality and reported benefits of a variety of exercise programmes in improving motor skills , physical fitness , attention and social behaviour in children with ADHD .
However , there was limited information regarding school-based programmes , the effects of structured exercise programmes independently or in combination with cognitive-based therapies , and the long-term benefits of exercises in alleviating behavioural problems in these children
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) are educated in classrooms along with typically developing children .
Those with ADHD , however , find it difficult to participate in routine educational and recreational activities as they encounter problems associated with behaviour , attention , motor skills and physical endurance .
Traditionally , the management of children with ADHD has focussed primarily on problems with cognition and has been heavily dependent on pharmaceutical interventions and , to a lesser extent , on non-pharmaceutical measures .
More recently , experts have increasingly advocated the use of exercises in alleviating symptoms associated with ADHD .
The primary objective of this review was to summarize research that examined the role of exercises on deficits related to attention , motor skills and fitness in children with ADHD .
High intensity interval exercise training in overweight young women.
AIM The purpose of this study was intended to evaluate the effects of a high intensity interval training ( HIIT ) program on the body composition , cardiac function and aerobic capacity in overweight young women . METHODS Sixty female university students ( aged 19 - 20 , BMI ≥25kg/m2 and percentage body fat ≥ 30 % ) were chosen and then r and omly assigned to each of the HIIT group , the moderate intensity continuous training ( MICT ) group and the non-training control group . The subjects in both the HIIT and MICT groups underwent exercise training five times per week for 12 weeks . In each of the training sessions , the HIIT group performed interval exercises at the individualized heart rate ( HR ) of 85 % of VO2max and separated by brief periods of low intensity activity ( HR at 50 % of VO2max ) , while the MICT group did continuous walking and /or jogging at the individualized HR of 50 % of VO2max . RESULTS Both of these exercise training programs produced significant improvements in the subjects ' body composition , left ventricular ejection fraction , heart rate at rest , maximal oxygen uptake and ventilatory threshold . However , the HIIT group achieved better results than those in the MICT group , as it was evaluated by the amount of the effect size . The control group did not achieve any change in all of the measured variables . CONCLUSION The tangible results achieved by our relatively large groups of homogeneous subjects have demonstrated that the HIIT program is an effective measure for the treatment of young women who are overweight
Overall , the studies review ed were of moderate-to-high quality and reported benefits of a variety of exercise programmes in improving motor skills , physical fitness , attention and social behaviour in children with ADHD .
However , there was limited information regarding school-based programmes , the effects of structured exercise programmes independently or in combination with cognitive-based therapies , and the long-term benefits of exercises in alleviating behavioural problems in these children
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) are educated in classrooms along with typically developing children .
Those with ADHD , however , find it difficult to participate in routine educational and recreational activities as they encounter problems associated with behaviour , attention , motor skills and physical endurance .
Traditionally , the management of children with ADHD has focussed primarily on problems with cognition and has been heavily dependent on pharmaceutical interventions and , to a lesser extent , on non-pharmaceutical measures .
More recently , experts have increasingly advocated the use of exercises in alleviating symptoms associated with ADHD .
The primary objective of this review was to summarize research that examined the role of exercises on deficits related to attention , motor skills and fitness in children with ADHD .