Physical fitness and cognitive skills

Abstract

Objective

To assess the correlation between physical fitness and cognitive skills in children's transition II level of the commune of Temuco, Chile.

Method

The six minute Walk Test was used to determine the physical fitness and for the cognitive skills item from the Battery Evalúa-0.

Results

A positive correlation was found in children with suitable physical fitness and classification variables, series and letters and numbers from the cognitive skill item. In the perceptual organization variable, no statistically significant correlation was found.

Conclusion

Physical fitness influences the development of cognitive skills that promote curricular learning in schools as reading and mathematics.