There is strong evidence for a positive association between CRF and cluster of PF with AP in cross-sectional studies ; and evidence from longitudinal studies for a positive association between cluster of PF and AP ; the relationship between muscular strength and flexibility with AP remains uncertain
Physical fitness ( PF ) is a construct of health- and skill-related attributes which have been associated with academic performance ( AP ) in youth .
This study aim ed to review the scientific evidence on the association among components of PF and AP  in children and adolescents .
Fitness, fatness, cognition, behavior, and academic achievement among overweight children: do cross-sectional associations correspond to exercise trial outcomes?
BACKGROUND This study examined associations of fitness and fatness with cognitive processes , academic achievement , and behavior , independent of demographic factors , at the baseline of an exercise trial . METHODS Overweight , sedentary but otherwise healthy 7 - 11 year olds ( N=170 ) participated in a study of health , cognition and achievement in the Augusta , GA area from 2003 - 2006 . Children underwent evaluations of fatness and fitness , psychological assessment s of cognition and academic achievement , and behavior ratings by parents and teachers . Partial correlations examined associations of fitness and fatness with cognitive and achievement scores and behavior ratings , controlling for demographic factors . RESULTS Fitness was associated with better cognition , achievement and behavior , and fatness with worse scores . Specifically , executive function , mathematics and reading achievement , and parent ratings of child behavior were related to fitness and fatness . Teacher ratings were related to fitness . CONCLUSION These results extend prior studies by providing reliable , st and ardized measures of cognitive processes , achievement , and behavior in relation to detailed measures of fitness and fatness . However , cross-sectional associations do not necessarily indicate that improving one factor , such as fatness or fitness , will result in improvements in factors that were associated with it . Thus , r and omized clinical trials are necessary to determine the effects of interventions
There is strong evidence for a positive association between CRF and cluster of PF with AP in cross-sectional studies ; and evidence from longitudinal studies for a positive association between cluster of PF and AP ; the relationship between muscular strength and flexibility with AP remains uncertain
Physical fitness ( PF ) is a construct of health- and skill-related attributes which have been associated with academic performance ( AP ) in youth .
This study aim ed to review the scientific evidence on the association among components of PF and AP  in children and adolescents .