Exercise intensity may not moderate the acute effects of functional circuit training on cognitive function: a randomized crossover trial

  • Functional circuit training (FCT) has been demonstrated to acutely enhance cognitive performance (CP). However, the moderators of this observation are unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the role of exercise intensity. According to an a priori sample size calculation, n = 24 healthy participants (26 ± 3 years, 13 females), in randomized order, performed a single 15-min bout of FCT with low (20–39% of the heart rate reserve/HRR), moderate (40–59% HRR) or high intensity (maximal effort). Immediately pre- and post-workout, CP was measured by use of the Digit Span test, Stroop test and Trail Making test. Non-parametric data analyses did not reveal significant differences between conditions (p > 0.05) although parameter-free 95% confidence intervals showed pre-post improvements in some outcomes at moderate and high intensity only. The effort level does not seem to be a major effect modifier regarding short-term increases in CP following HCT in young active adults.

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Author:Jan WilkeORCiDGND, Caroline Royé
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-568660
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10100738
ISSN:2076-3425
Parent Title (English):Brain sciences
Publisher:MDPI
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/10/14
Date of first Publication:2020/10/14
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2020/11/12
Tag:HIFT; cognition; effort; exertion; neurocognition
Volume:10
Issue:738
Page Number:8
HeBIS-PPN:477015875
Institutes:Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften / Sportwissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 790 Freizeitgestaltung, darstellende Künste, Sport
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds:Medizin
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0