Introduction:

Physical activity is relevant to physical and mental health. Daily sedentary behavior affects health, and physical activity contributes to the maintenance of mental health.

Objective:

To analyze, in a pediatric population, the updated scientific evidence related to the effects of sedentary behavioral breaks on cardiometabolic markers and cognitive function.

Methods:

Systematic review of studies published in scientific databases like: PubMed, Cochrane, Science Direct, Medline. The search limits were placed on studies published between 2016 and 2022, and conducted in boys and girls aged 4 to 13 years.

Analysis and synthesis of information:

127 articles with 2522 patients were identified. Ten articles were included in the final analysis and two subgroups were considered: a) patients with breaks in sedentary behavior and their effect on cardiometabolic markers and b) patients with breaks in sedentary behavior and their effect on cognitive functions.

Conclusions:

The results obtained indicated that interventions with sedentary behavior breakdown protocols constitute an effective method to improve cardiometabolic health markers and cognitive function markers in the pediatric population.

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