The Healthy for Life Taekwondo pilot study: A preliminary evaluation of effects on executive function and BMI, feasibility, and acceptability

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Lakes, Kimberley D ^a   Bryars, Tracy ^b   Sirisinahal, Swetha ^a   Salim, Nimrah ^a   Arastoo, Sara ^a   Emmerson, Natasha ^a   Kang, Daniel ^c   Shim, Lois ^d   Wong, Doug ^d   Kang, Chang Jin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Elite Fitness Taekwondo   (United States)

^d Il Do Taekwondo   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Executive function; Exercise; Martial arts; Self control; Self regulation; Taekwondo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING METABOLIC RATE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; TAEKWONDO; UNITED STATES; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84890045522     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: 18780199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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