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Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte
versión On-line ISSN 2172-5063versión impresa ISSN 1888-7546
Resumen
ILLESCA MATUS, R.S. y ALFARO URRUTIA, J.E.. Physical fitness and cognitive skills. Rev Andal Med Deporte [online]. 2017, vol.10, n.1, pp.9-13. ISSN 2172-5063. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ramd.2016.04.004.
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 sixminute 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.
Palabras clave : Physical fitness; Cognitive skills; Children.