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 .
A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
The revised new forest parenting programme ( NFPP ) is an 8-week psychological intervention design ed to treat ADHD in preschool children by targeting , amongst other things , both underlying impairments in self-regulation and the quality of mother – child interactions . Forty-one children were r and omized to either the revised NFPP or treatment as usual conditions . Outcomes were ADHD and ODD symptoms measured using question naires and direct observation , mothers ’ mental health and the quality of mother – child interactions . Effects of the revised NFPP on ADHD symptoms were large ( effect size > 1 ) and significant and effects persisted for 9 weeks post-intervention . Effects on ODD symptoms were less marked . There were no improvements in maternal mental health or parenting behavior during mother – child interaction although there was a drop in mothers ’ negative and an increase in their positive comments during a 5-min speech sample . The small-scale trial , although limited in power and generalizability , provides support for the efficacy of the revised NFPP . The findings need to be replicated in a larger more diverse sample
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 .