Effect of 5-weeks participation in The Daily Mile on cognitive function, physical fitness, and body composition in children

Dring, KJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-3579, Hatch, LA, Williams, RA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1346-7756, Morris, JG ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-7897, Sunderland, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-1345, Nevill, ME ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-9493 and Cooper, SB ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-5020, 2022. Effect of 5-weeks participation in The Daily Mile on cognitive function, physical fitness, and body composition in children. Scientific Reports, 12: 14309. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of 5-weeks participation in The Daily Mile on cognitive function, physical fitness, and adiposity in primary school children. In a quasi-experimental study, one class from each school completed The Daily Mile (n = 44) or acted as a control group (n = 35). Baseline measures included cognitive function tests (Stroop test, Sternberg paradigm, Flanker task), physical fitness (multi-stage fitness test) and body composition (BMI percentile, waist:hip circumference, sum of skinfolds). The intervention group completed 5-weeks of The Daily Mile. Follow-up measurements were completed within 48-h of the last training session. Data were analysed via ANCOVA, examining between group differences at follow-up, controlling for baseline values. Response times on the complex Stroop test were faster at follow-up in the intervention group (Intervention: 1357 ms [1280–1400 ms]; Control: 1463 ms, [1410–1523 ms], d = 0.31, p = 0.048). There was no effect of The Daily Mile on the Sternberg paradigm or Flanker test. Physical fitness was greater at follow-up in the intervention group (Intervention: 880 m, [820–940 m]; Control: 740 m, [680–800 m], d = 0.39, p = 0.002). There was no effect of the intervention on adiposity. In conclusion, five-weeks of The Daily Mile enhanced inhibitory control and physical fitness in children, but did not affect working memory, attention, or adiposity.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Scientific Reports
Creators:	Dring, K.J., Hatch, L.A., Williams, R.A., Morris, J.G., Sunderland, C., Nevill, M.E. and Cooper, S.B.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	22 August 2022
Volume:	12
ISSN:	2045-2322
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1038/s41598-022-18371-w DOI 1592367 Other
Rights:	©The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	22 Aug 2022 15:39
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2022 15:39
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46904

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