Background: 8 to 12 years age is a time of dramatic change for both boys and girls. This age at which the physical changes of puberty and social changes begin varies widely. Children at this age needs physical activity to build strength, coordination, and confidence and to lay the groundwork for a healthy lifestyle. During the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and school closures brought about significant changes to children’s opportunities to be active. Specifically, the effect has been on their physical and mental health while changing their daily life patterns. The normal routine has also been changed so drastically. This pandemic has forced us to be confined home, and this situation has reduced the opportunity for carrying the outdoor physical activities. So, here need arise to any effect of physical health on mental health and attention of children or not. Methods: 130 school going children 74 boys and 56 girls with mean age of 10.19 ± 1.27 (SD) years were selected based on inclusion criteria from various schools. Then strength difficulty questionary and swan scale were taken. After that all the children physical performance were measured. five different Physical performance tests conducted with different procedure. One minute curl up test, shuttle run test, run test, pull-ups, and sit and reach test. Results: Data were analysed by using SPSS software 26.00 by Spearmen Correlation Coefficient which showed Physical performance with mental health (r =-0.515) and physical performance with attention (r = -0.471). here, result showed moderately correlation between attention and mental health with physical performance. Conclusion: The result suggested that moderate correlation between physical performance with mental health and attention. Physical activity has been affected children attention and mental health.
Attention, Mental health, Physical performance, School going children, Strength difficulty questionary
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