Executive function refers to a set of top-down mental processes that are essential for attention, focusing, and concentration ( Diamond, 2013 ). Executive function processes include a wide range of adaptive skills, such as inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and it is
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Head, Toes, Knees, SKIP! Improving Preschool Children’s Executive Function Through a Motor Competence Intervention
Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Sally Taunton, Adam Pennell, and Ali Brian
Physical Activity Predicts Better Lung Function in Children and Adolescents
Fernanda Balbinot and Margaret W. Gerbase
of physical activity in children and adolescents’ development of pulmonary function is still unclear. Previous studies have shown that regular physical activity is associated with better lung function in patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma ( 48 ) and cystic fibrosis ( 44 ). However
Peripheral Muscle Function During Repeated Changes of Direction in Basketball
Davide Ferioli, Ermanno Rampinini, Andrea Bosio, Antonio La Torre, and Nicola A. Maffiuletti
exercises. 19 Accordingly, Ferioli et al 11 have recently provided novel insights into peripheral muscular function during a repeated COD exercise in basketball, observing better peripheral contractile properties of the knee extensor muscles for players of higher competition level. However, further
Modifiable Physical Factors Associated With Physical Functioning for Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Systematic Review
Brett D. Tarca, Thomas P. Wycherley, Paul Bennett, Anthony Meade, and Katia E. Ferrar
rates for this population. 1 Patients with ESKD receiving dialysis also suffer impaired physical function (ie, the ability to perform activities of daily living that require physical capability to complete), which worsens with increasing dialysis vintage 4 and is linked to condition-specific muscle
Players Within a Team: Understanding the Structure of Team Performance Through Individual Functions and Team Objectives
Sadjad Soltanzadeh and Mitchell Mooney
‘function’ to show how team performance is linked to and is based on the performance of individual players. We first describe team performance in relation to a set of objectives that are aimed to be achieved at different contextual levels. The higher the objective, the more significant its achievement. Then
Association of Physical Activity With Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in Rural Sichuan, China
Julinling Hu, Yixun Chen, Nanyan Li, Yufei Wang, Yuliang Zha, and Junmin Zhou
In the process of aging, the physical functions of older adults decline to varying degrees ( Dugan et al., 2018 ; Zhang et al., 2018 ). The degeneration of body functions can have a great impact on the quality of life of older adults in their later years, such as the degenerative changes in the
The Longitudinal Association Between Age Identity and Physical Functioning Among Urban Chinese Older Adults
Kun Liang
as being not old ( Markides & Boldt, 1983 ). Prior evidence has shown that youthful age identities are positive self-perceptions of aging in Western societies ( Levy, 2003 ; Westerhof, Whitbourne, & Freeman, 2012 ) and that they may predict better physical health and functioning in Western older
Association of Physical Fitness and Anthropometric Parameters With Lung Function in 7-Year-Old Children
Iker García, Marta San-Millán, Jorge Cazorla-González, Blanca Román-Viñas, Juan Serrano-Ferrer, Anna Jòdar-Portas, Anna Prats-Puig, and Raquel Font-Lladó
Lung structure and respiratory function can be considered structural parameters which may be difficult to remodel during life. Physical exercise is an effective intervention in preventing and treating childhood obesity due to the well-known physiological adjustment response in the cardiovascular
Quadriceps Function and Athletic Performance in Highly Trained Female Athletes
Frederick J. Henderson, Wakana Sasakabe, Kuwano Satoshi, Norihiro Shima, and Yohei Shimokochi
reported to have lower rates of successful return to sports than male athletes—by 13% if younger than 25 years old and by 19% if between 26 and 35 years old. 7 Thus, understanding how the quadriceps force production and neural function may relate to athletic performance is key to designing interventions
Walking Activity and Physical Function Among Mexican American Older Adults Over 9 Years of Follow Up
Nicholas Tahmassi and Soham Al Snih
life expectancy of older adults, it has been shown to reduce the development of chronic disease, cognitive and physical function impairment, disability, and risk of mortality. 3 – 7 Findings from national population-based studies show that the proportion of older adults meeting the walking activity
