Comparison of the Sustainability Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Cognitive Flexibility
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. More-Odd Shifting Task
2.3. Exercise Protocols
2.4. Procedure
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Response Time
3.2. Switch Cost
3.3. Accuracy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Measures | |
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Anthropometric variables | |
Sample size (n) | n = 56 |
Gender (male/female) | 31/25 |
Age (years) | 20.18 ± 1.19 |
Height (cm) | 172.99 ± 9.07 |
Weight (kg) | 65.68 ±13.51 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.77 ± 3.26 |
Health measures | |
HRmax (bpm) | 192.65 ± 8.08 |
HRR (bpm) | 131.20 ± 10.07 |
Mean HIIE HR (bpm) | 164.67 ± 10.99 |
Mean MICE HR (bpm) | 136.38 ± 5.07 |
HIIE RPE | 16.03 ± 1.51 |
MICE RPE | 13.00 ± 1.69 |
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Tian, S.; Mou, H.; Fang, Q.; Zhang, X.; Meng, F.; Qiu, F. Comparison of the Sustainability Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Cognitive Flexibility. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189631
Tian S, Mou H, Fang Q, Zhang X, Meng F, Qiu F. Comparison of the Sustainability Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Cognitive Flexibility. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189631
Chicago/Turabian StyleTian, Shudong, Hong Mou, Qun Fang, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Fanying Meng, and Fanghui Qiu. 2021. "Comparison of the Sustainability Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Cognitive Flexibility" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9631. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189631