Effect of differing durations of high-intensity intermittent activity on cognitive function in adolescents

Hatch, LM ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0386-4926, Dring, KJ ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-3579, Williams, RA ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1346-7756, Sunderland, C ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-1345, Nevill, ME ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-9493 and Cooper, SB ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-5020, 2021. Effect of differing durations of high-intensity intermittent activity on cognitive function in adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21): 11594. ISSN 1661-7827

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Abstract

Exercise duration may influence the acute effects on cognition. However, only one study to date has explored the dose-response relationship between exercise duration and cognition in adolescents. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of differing durations of high-intensity intermittent running on cognition in adolescents. Thirty-eight adolescents (23 girls) completed three trials separated by 7 d: 30 min exercise, 60 min exercise, and rest; in a randomised crossover design. The exercise was a modified version of the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST), which elicited high-intensity intermittent exercise. Cognitive function tests (Stroop test, Sternberg paradigm, Flanker task) were completed 30 min pre, immediately post, and 45 min post exercise. Response times on the incongruent level of the Flanker task improved to a greater extent 45 min following the 30 min LIST, compared to rest (p = 0.009). Moreover, response times improved to a greater extent on the three-item level of Sternberg paradigm 45 min following the 30 min LIST, compared to the 60 min LIST (p = 0.002) and rest (p = 0.013), as well as on the five-item level 45 min following the 30 min LIST, compared to the 60 min LIST (p = 0.002). In conclusion, acute exercise enhanced subsequent cognition in adolescents, but overall, 30 min of high-intensity intermittent running is more favourable to adolescents’ cognition, compared to 60 min.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Creators: Hatch, L.M., Dring, K.J., Williams, R.A., Sunderland, C., Nevill, M.E. and Cooper, S.B.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 4 November 2021
Volume: 18
Number: 21
ISSN: 1661-7827
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10.3390/ijerph182111594
DOI
1487227
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Rights: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions: Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by: Laura Ward
Date Added: 09 Nov 2021 16:21
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2021 16:21
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/44677

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