简介：Background:Childrenspend70%oftheschooldaysittinginclass.Classroom-basedactivebreakscanbenefitchildren’sphysicalhealth,butifthebreaksarecognitivelydemanding(i.e.,combinephysicalexertionandmentalengagement),theymayalsoimprovefocusandcognitivefunctions.Teachersandstudentsplayacrucialroleinthesuccessfulimplementationofactivebreaks,andtheirperspectivesarecriticaltothefeasibilityofthesestrategies.Theaimofthisstudywastoassessthefeasibilityofimplementingacognitivelychallengingmotortaskasanactivebreakinmainstreamandspecialprimaryschools.Methods:Atotalof5teachersin2mainstreamschoolsand7teachersin1specialschool(attendedbychildrenwithneurodevelopmentaldisorders)attendeda20-mintrainingonhowtoimplementa4-mincognitivelychallengingactivebreak,beforeconductingafeasibilitytrial(twiceadayfor1week).Tounderstandindividualperceptions,one-on-onesemistructuredinterviewswereconductedbeforeandafterthetrialwithteachers,andfocusgroupinterviewswereconductedwithtypicallydevelopingchildrenafterthetrial.Questionswerebasedonapredefinedframeworkforfeasibilitystudies.Allinterviewswereaudiorecorded,transcribedandanalyzedinNVivo11usingaframeworkapproach.Atotalof12teachers(11females;7between20and34yearsold)and34children(16girls;9.3±1.7years,mean±SD)participatedintheinterviews.Results:Inmainstreamschools,teachersviewedthecognitivelychallengingmotortaskasappropriateandpotentiallybeneficialforchildren’shealthandfocus.Childrenreportedenjoyingtheactivebreaks.Teachersinspecialschoolsviewedthetaskascomplexandpotentiallyfrustratingforchildren.Inbothschooltypes,children’sdisruptivebehaviorandlackoftimewereseenasthemainpotentialbarrierstoimplementation.Theuseofmusic,videos,visualcards,andsupportstaffwerenotedaspotentialfacilitators.Conclusion:Thecognitivelychallen

简介：Purpose:ThepurposeofthisstudywastoinvestigatetheimpactofacuteexerciseonreactiontimeandresponsepreparationduringaGo/NoGoTaskinchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD).Methods:NineteenchildrenwithADHD(agedbetween8and12yearsold)undertooka30-mininterventionthatconsistedoftreadmillrunningorvideo-watchingpresentedinacounterbalancedorderondifferentdays.AGo/NoGoTaskwasadministratedafterexerciseorvideo-watching.Results:Theresultsindicatedashorterreactiontimeandsmallercontingentnegativevariation(CNV)2amplitudefollowingexerciserelativetothevideo-watching.Foreventrelatedpotential(ERP)analyses,greaterCNV1andCNV2amplitudesinresponsetoNoGostimuliincomparisontoGostimuliwasobservedinthevideo-watchingsessiononly.Conclusion:ThesefindingssuggestthatacuteexercisemaybenefitchildrenwithADHDbydevelopingappropriateresponsepreparation,particularlyinmaintainingastablemotorpreparatorysetpriortoperformingthegiventask.

简介：Purpose:Thepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminetheeffectsofacuteexerciseonmotorresponseinhibitionusingbothbehavioralandelectrophysiologicalapproaches.Methods:TheP3andN1event-relatedpotential(ERP)componentswererecordedwhileperformingastop-signaltaskin21collegestudentsfollowingamoderatelyintenseacuteexerciseboutfor30minandasedentarycontrolsessionthatinvolvedreading.Results:Acuteexerciseinducedashorterstopsignalresponsetime(SSRT)ascomparedtocontrol;however,thegoresponsetime(GoRT)remainedunchanged.InexaminingtheERPdata,acuteexerciseincreasedbothP3amplitudeandlatencybutdidnotaffecttheN1component.Conclusion:Acuteexercisehasaselectiveandbeneficialeffectoncognitivefunction,specificallyaffectingthemotorresponseinhibitionaspectofexecutivefunction.Furthermore,acuteexercisepredominatelyimpactslaterstagesofinformationprocessingduringmotorresponseinhibition,whichmayleadtoanincreaseinattentionalresourceallocationandconfertheabilitytosuccessfullywithholdaresponsetoachievemotorresponseinhibition.

简介：Purpose:Thepurposeofthisstudywastocomparethecoordinationbetweenthetrunkandthepelvisduringasustainedasymmetricrepetitiveliftingtaskbetweenagroupwithahistoryoflowbackpain(LBP;HBP)andagroupwithnohistoryofLBP(NBP).Methods:Volunteerslifteda11-kgboxfromankleheightinfronttoashelf45°off-centeratwaistheight,andloweredittothestartpositionat12cycles/minfor10min.Liftingsidewasalternatedduringthetrial.Continuousrelativephasewasusedtocalculatecoordinationbetweenthepelvisandtrunkrotationatthebeginning(Min1),middle(Min5),andendofthebout(Min9).Results:Whiletherewerenomaineffectsforgroup,asignificantinteractionbetweentimeandgroupindicatedthat,inthefrontalplane,theNBPgroupcoordinationwasmoreanti-phasetowardtheendofthebout,withnosuchdifferencesfortheHBPgroup.Analysisofsagittal-axial(bendandtwist)coordinationrevealedtheHBPgroupcoordinationwasmorein-phaseattheendoftheboutovertheentirecycleandfortheliftingphasealone,withnosuchdifferencesfortheNBPgroup.Conclusion:DifferencesbetweengroupsdemonstrateresidualconsequencesofLBPinanoccupationalscenario,eventhoughtheHBPgroupwaspain-freefor>6monthspriortodatacollection.Morein-phasecoordinationintheHBPgroupmayrepresentacoordinationpatternanalogousto'guardedgait'whichhasbeenobservedinotherstudies,andmaylendinsightastowhytheseindividualsareatincreasedriskforre-injury.

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