The impact of an extracurricular outdoor physical activity program on long-term memory in adolescent during COVID-19 pandemic

FRANCESCA LATINO ^[2] ; MICHELE DE CANDIA ^[2] ; MILENA MORANO ^[1] ; ROBERTO CARVUTTO ^[2]
1. [1] University of Chieti-Pescara
  
  University of Chieti-Pescara
  
  Chieti, Italia
2. [2] University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Localización: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise: JHSE, ISSN-e 1988-5202, Vol. 16, Nº. Extra 3, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Winter Conferences of Sports Science), págs. 1114-1125
Idioma: inglés
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- The present study examined the effects of an 8-week extracurricular outdoor physical activity program aimed to improve long-term memory performance in adolescent concerning the Covid-19 period. Participants were 40 schoolchildren (aged 16-17) who trained twice a week in aerobic exercise two hours per session, randomly assigned to participate in either an extracurricular outdoor physical activity program (EG; n = 20) or a waitlist control group (CG; n = 20). At baseline and after training we administered the Verbal Paired Associates (VPA-I) a subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale – IV (WMS-IV, 2009), which represents one of the most widely used instruments for assessing explicit episodic memory performance. The results suggested that after 8-week aerobic exercise program students were able to increase their long-term memory, and that this capacity was more evident following physical activity that required greater cognitive involvement.