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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2024

A comprehensive study of the academic benefits and practical recommendations to include resistance training programs in institutional education.

Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Cielo García-Montero, Marcos Fraile-Martinez, Leonel Pekarek, Silvestra Barrena-Blázquez, Laura López-González, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Tatiana Pekarek, Carlos Casanova, Melchor Álvarez-Mon and 3 more

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Oscar Fraile-MartinezDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Cielo García-MonteroDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Marcos Fraile-MartinezDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Leonel PekarekDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Silvestra Barrena-BlázquezRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
Laura López-GonzálezRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
Miguel Ángel Álvarez-MonDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Tatiana PekarekDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Carlos CasanovaDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Melchor Álvarez-MonDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Raul DiazRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.
Miguel A SaezDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Miguel A OrtegaDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialties (CIBEREHD), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The connection between physical activity and cognitive function has become a focus of attention in educational research in recent years. Regular exercise has been shown to have significant positive effects on physical health, but it also appears to have a significant impact on cognitive function and academic performance. Of all the exercise modalities, resistance training has drawn interest for its ability to improve cerebral abilities in addition to physical well-being. However, there is limited available knowledge exploring the relationship between resistance training regimens and academic performance. This narrative review aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms linking resistance training to academic performance. Firstly, we will examine the biological mechanisms and psychosocial links that potentially connect resistance training to academic performance to find and describe the different mechanisms by which resistance training improves academic performance. In the next part of the work, we delve into the existing observational and intervention studies that have explored the relationship between resistance training and academic performance. Lastly, we provide practical recommendations for including resistance training in institutional education settings, emphasizing the need of dispelling myths and addressing barriers to increase participation as well as the relevance of considering key training variables and adaptation of protocols to developmental stages, always guided by a properly trained professional. Overall, the available evidence supports that resistance training provides potential benefits to the academic performance of youth students with many biological and psychosocial factors that explain this relationship. However, most of the studies are observational, and broader interventional studies are needed to understand and maximize the benefits of this type of physical exercise.

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academic performanceeducational researchphysical activityresistance traininguniversity

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PMID38817830
PMCPMC11139023

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