Cognitive Function in Response to an Acute, High Intensity Exercise-Does Gender Plays a Role?

Autor: Rutie Pilz-Burstein, Hilla Klein-Grufi, Dina Yakobian, Michal Arnon
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: European Journal of Sport Sciences. 2:8-14
ISSN: 2796-0048
Popis: The growing evidence favoring the positive effect of exercise on cognition is mostly based on men participants (75%). We therefore exposed females and males to acute exercise and evaluated gender cognitive response to this intervention. Thirty- two adults (M=17; F=15) ages 18-34 participated in the study. The exercise consisted of ten repetitions: 10 seconds sprints at maximal speed, followed by 50 seconds active recovery. Stroop test (ST) 1-3; Trail-making test (TMT) 1-2; Word fluency were evaluated prior to; immediately post exercise; and at 45’ recovery. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures (three test points X 2 gender groups) was used to test the effect of exercise on cognitive performance. All participants reached close to maximal heart rates at the end of the 10th sprint round. Stroop 1- 2 results improved for both males and females from pre to post exercise (p
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