Differential effects of acute physical activity on executive function in preschoolers with high and low habitual physical activity levels

To investigate the effect of one bout of moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) on executive function in preschoolers, and the moderating effect of children's habitual physical activity (PA) levels. Based on accelerometer data from three weekdays and one weekend, 63 children aged 3–5 years were divided into tertiles. Children in the upper (n = 21) and lower (n = 20) tertiles participated in an intervention experiment. Using a...