Relationship between aerobic capacity and level of attention in primary school children

Aerobic capacity constitutes the main indicator of physical fitness. Attention is one of the main cognitive functions, directly related to mechanisms such as perception. memory, executive functioning. in processes such as learning or even in psychosocial adjustment. The aim was to analyze the relationship between aerobic capacity and selective attention. The study implemented a descriptive design, evaluating aerobic capacity (Course-Navette test) and selective attention (Perception of Similarities and Differences test) in a sample of 44 students (20 women) between 9-10 years. Students with higher aerobic capacity had better scores in successes (p = 0,049). omissions (p = 0,031) and inhibitory control (p = 0,034). The results of this work are in line with previous research showing a positive relationship between aerobic capacity and attention. In this sense, students with higher aerobic capacity present better selective attention.