A new study by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has found that teenage girls who exercise every day have much better attention spans than their peers, [.]
Girls who exercised less were slower and less accurate on tests that involved ignoring distracting information, researchers from the University of Illinois found.
Adolescent girls who engage in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each day have better attentional control, a new study finds. The study focused on girls and boys aged 15-18.
One Major Side Effect of Sitting on the Couch Too Much, Says New Study
One Major Side Effect of Sitting on the Couch Too Much, Says New Study
Everyone knows that leading a sedentary lifestyle won t do your body any favors. Forgoing your daily run or HIIT session, not treating yourself to long and healthy walks, or simply not moving around in any meaningful way are just some of the shortest and surest paths to weight gain, enduring back and shoulder pain, eventually developing heart disease and diabetes, and per recent research published in the
Journal of Sports Sciences poor mental health that could spiral into depression.
Scientists used accelerometers to track daily activity levels for a week in 89 adults with obesity or overweight and, in a series of tests, measured their ability to multitask and maintain their attention despite distractions.