Effect of a 20-week physical activity intervention on selective attention and academic performance in children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods: A cluster randomized control trial.
Stefanie GallLarissa AdamsNandi JoubertSebastian LudygaIvan MüllerSiphesihle NqwenisoUwe PühseRosa du RandtHarald SeeligDanielle SmithPeter SteinmannJürg UtzingerCheryl WalterMarkus GerberPublished in: PloS one (2018)
A 20-week physical activity intervention contributes to the maintenance of academic performance among socioeconomically deprived school children in South Africa. School administrators should ensure that their school staff implements physical activity lessons, which are a compulsory component of the school by the curriculum.