TY - JOUR AU - Latino, Francesca AU - De Candia, Michele AU - Morano, Milena AU - Carvutto, Roberto PY - 2021/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The impact of an extracurricular outdoor physical activity program on long-term memory in adolescent during COVID-19 pandemic JF - Journal of Human Sport and Exercise JA - J. Hum. Sport Exerc. VL - 16 IS - 3proc SE - Proceeding DO - 10.14198/jhse.2021.16.Proc3.28 UR - https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2021-v16-n3-proc-impact-extracurricular-outdoor-physical-activit SP - S1114-S1125 AB - <p>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.<em></em></p> ER -