Fitness change and subsequent academic performance in adolescents

Li Jung Chen; Kenneth R. Fox; Po-Wen Ku; Chih Yang Taun

doi:10.1111/josh.12075

Fitness change and subsequent academic performance in adolescents

Li Jung Chen, Kenneth R. Fox, Po-Wen Ku, Chih Yang Taun

Graduate Institute of Sports and Health

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between fitness change and subsequent academic performance in Taiwanese schoolchildren from 7th grade to 9th grade. METHODS: The 7th graders from 1 junior high school district participated in this study (N=669). Academic performance was extracted from school records at the end of each grade. Cardiovascular (CV) fitness, sit-and-reach flexibility, bent-leg curl-ups, and height and weight for calculating body mass index (BMI) were assessed at the start of each grade. RESULTS: The results showed that improvement in CV fitness, but not muscular endurance or flexibility, is significantly related to greater academic performance. A weak and nonsignificant academic-BMI relationship was seen. CONCLUSION: CV fitness exhibits stronger longitudinal associations with academic performance than other forms of fitness or BMI for adolescents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	631-638
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of School Health
Volume	83
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12075
Publication status	Published - 2013 Sep 1

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Chen, L. J., Fox, K. R., Ku, P-W., & Taun, C. Y. (2013). Fitness change and subsequent academic performance in adolescents. Journal of School Health, 83(9), 631-638. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12075

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