Five minutes of jumping or thirty minutes on a treadmill or static bicycle were enough to produce appreciable improvements in inhibitory control or in cognitive and executive functions .
Benefits following exercise were also seen in other aspects such as reaction times and preparation for response , motor skills or brain activity .
CONCLUSION The findings make us optimistic that in the future physical exercise may become an alternative , or at least an effective complement , to the pharmacological treatments currently used for this pathology
BACKGROUND There are studies that show preliminary evidence of the benefits of physical exercise for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) .
The objective of the research being reported here was to carry out a systematic review of articles relating to the effects that exercise sessions have on children and adolescents with this pathology .
Physical Activity, Affect, and Cognition in Children With Symptoms of ADHD
Objective : To examine the role of physical activity in determining the affect and executive functioning of children with symptoms of ADHD . Method : In Study 1 , the association between physical activity and affect in the daily lives of children with varying degrees of hyperactivity was examined . In Study 2 , children with ADHD were r and omly assigned a physical activity or a sedentary task before working on a task requiring executive control . Results : Lack of physical activity was shown to relate to depressed affect , more strongly in participants with severe hyperactivity symptoms ( Study 1 ) . The physically active participants showed improved executive functioning after only 5 min of vigorous activity ; the sedentary control participants showed no improvement ( Study 2 ) . Conclusion : These results indicate that interventions to increase the level of physical activity in children with and without ADHD might improve affect and executive functioning
Five minutes of jumping or thirty minutes on a treadmill or static bicycle were enough to produce appreciable improvements in inhibitory control or in cognitive and executive functions .
Benefits following exercise were also seen in other aspects such as reaction times and preparation for response , motor skills or brain activity .
CONCLUSION The findings make us optimistic that in the future physical exercise may become an alternative , or at least an effective complement , to the pharmacological treatments currently used for this pathology
BACKGROUND There are studies that show preliminary evidence of the benefits of physical exercise for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) .
The objective of the research being reported here was to carry out a systematic review of articles relating to the effects that exercise sessions have on children and adolescents with this pathology .