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Adv Cogn Psychol. 2019 Sep 03;15(3):208-215. doi: 10.5709/acp-0269-7. eCollection 2019.

The Acute Effect of Exercise on Executive Function and Attention: Resistance Versus Aerobic Exercise.

Advances in cognitive psychology

Sharon Tsuk, Yael Netz, Ayelet Dunsky, Aviva Zeev, Rafi Carasso, Tzvi Dwolatzky, Riki Salem, Shai Behar, Arie Rotstein

Affiliations

  1. The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Israel1.
  2. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel2.
  3. Geriatric Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus; Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, israel3.

PMID: 32161629 PMCID: PMC6776756 DOI: 10.5709/acp-0269-7

Abstract

Acute aerobic exercise was shown to enhance such cognitive functions as executive function (EF) and attention. Acute resistance exercise was also shown to enhance cognitive functions, however, only few studies directly compared these two exercise modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of a typical moderate intensity resistance exercise session as compared to a typical moderate intensity aerobic session, on executive function and attention. A counterbalanced repeated measures experimental design was applied. Forty physical education students (21 women; 19 men, age = 25.7±2.84 years) were tested before and after three sessions: aerobic, resistance, and control. Each session consisted of 30 minutes of exercise or a rest. Executive function and attention were assessed by components of the computerized Stroop Catch game and Go-NoGo cognitive tests. A two-way ANOVA showed a greater increase in attention scores after the resistance sessions (

Copyright: © 2019 University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw.

Keywords: cognitive function; cycling; physical activity; strength

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