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education teachers in Qatar should collaboratively explore strategies to enhance engagement in PA
and improve health-related PP to address a pressing public health concern.
(3) Hermassi S, Hayes LD, Sanal-Hayes NEM, Schwesig R. Differences in Health-Related
Physical Fitness and Academic School Performance in Male Middle-School Students in Qatar: A
Preliminary Study. Front Psychol. 2022 Mar 22;13:791337. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.791337.
PMID: 35391970; PMCID: PMC8980685.
This study examined the differences in the level of physical fitness and academic performance
among male middle-school children based on different body status categories. A total of 69 male
children [age: 12.4 ± 0.7 years; body mass: 58.5 ± 7.2 kg; height: 1.62 ± 0.09 m; and body mass
index (BMI): 22.4 ± 3.3 kg/m2] participated and were divided into BMI age-adjusted groups (i.e.,
lowest, middle, and highest BMI). This study determined physical fitness and academic
achievement in BMI-stratified obese and non-obese adolescents. Surprisingly, the middle BMI
group (not the lowest group) displayed the highest physical and academic performance levels in
most parameters. These data suggest that an excess body mass may have an impact on academic
attainment in children. Conversely, students with higher academic performance may be more able
to maintain a healthy body mass. Future studies utilizing the gold standard for body composition
measures or lean mass measures (e.g., hydrostatic weighing or D3-creatine) and additional
parameters (e.g., sexual maturation status and SES) are required to confirm our preliminary
observations.
(4) Hermassi, S.; Bartels, T.; Hayes, L.D.; Schwesig, R. Fitness, Fatness, and Academic
Attainment in Male Schoolchildren from a Soccer Academy. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2022, 19, 3106. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19053106
This investigation explored the association between anthropometric measures, fitness, and
academic attainment (mathematics and science grade point average [GPA]) in male schoolchildren
from a soccer academy. Thirty-one males (age: 10.3 ± 1.19 years; body mass: 41.7 ± 6.5 kg; height:
1.43 ± 0.07 m; body mass index (BMI): 20.2 ± 2.8 kg/m2) participated. The present findings
support the assumption that a correlations exist between fatness, fitness, and academic performance
in schoolchildren. In conclusion, physical fitness (more than fatness) was related to academic
attainment in schoolchildren who played soccer. Except for static balance, all physical performance
parameters were correlated with mathematics. Based on associations presented here, it seems
pragmatic to promote physical fitness in this age group. This would likely be done via exercise or
physical activity, which in turn could increase physical fitness, and improve academic performance.
Future studies with additional variables (e.g., lean mass and hormonal maturation status) are
required to confirm these preliminary observations.
(5) Hermassi S, Hayes LD, Salman A, Sanal-Hayes NEM, Abassi E, Al-Kuwari L, Aldous N,
Musa N, Alyafei A, Bouhafs EG, Schwesig R. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and
Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychol. 2021 Sep 30;12:704562. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704562.
PMID: 34659019; PMCID: PMC8515034.
This study explored the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and satisfaction with
life (SL) among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 531 subjects
participated [male: n=203; female: n=328; age: 33.1±5.2years; mass: 72.1±17.5kg; height:
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