Physical exercise intervention improves resilience and reduces mental health symptoms in children with ADHD: A randomised controlled trial

A 12-week physical exercise program (3 sessions/week at moderate-to-vigorous intensity) significantly improved psychological resilience and reduced both internalising symptoms (anxiety, depression, somatic complaints) and externalising symptoms (rule-breaking, aggression) in medication-naive children with ADHD compared to control. The study demonstrates moderate correlations between improvements in resilience and reductions in internalising symptoms.