Physical activityand its influence on the academic performance of university students. Systematic review

Abstract

Physical activity benefits the physical and mental health of individuals, therefore, its impact on various psychological aspects, such as low self-esteem, mood and stress levels, is a recently studied phenomenon and may be related to academic performance. In this sense, the aim of this systematic review was to describe the incidence between physical activity and academic performance in university students. For this purpose, several databases were analyzed to collect information, among which Scielo, Dialnet and Google Scholar were highlighted, which yielded a total of 7,074 articles in the first search. Finally, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 studies related to the subject were used. Likewise, as main results, it can be proved that there is a positive correlation between the performance of physical activities and its impact on the academic performance of university students, now without leaving aside such beneficial aspects as an optimal lifestyle, improvement of physical condition and low rate of worries.