An interventional study of Aerobic Exercise and High-intensity functional training in Exercise and Cognition, sponsored by Goethe University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-07.
Sponsored by Goethe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The study investigates the acute effects of one bout of high-intensity functional circuit training on cognitive function against no-activity control and aerobic exercise.
Exercise has been shown to acutely improve cognitive function (CF). However, it is unknown as to how high-intensity functional circuit training (HIFCT) affects CF. This study aims to compare the acute effects of one HIFCT bout against an inactive control condition as well as against one bout of conventional aerobic exercise.
Healthy participants will be randomly allocated to either a HIFCT group, an aerobic exercise group (walking) or an inactive control group. In the HIFCT group, participants perform a 15-minute workout, which is composed of functional exercise mimicking activities of daily living (e.g. squat, step-ups) and conducted in a circuit format. Each exercise is performed at all-out intensity for 20 seconds, followed by a 10-second break. Thus, the 15-min workout consists of 30 exercise intervals.
In the control group, participants will be inactively seated for 15 minutes, reading sports brochures and literature.
In the walking group, participants will walk at moderate intensity on a treadmill for 15 minutes.
Outcomes assessed pre and post-workout include the stroop test, trail making test, stop-signal task, heart rate, subjective arousal, rate of perceived exertion and exercise enjoyment.
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Exclusion Criteria:
all-out exercise
Other: High-intensity functional training
walking
Other: Aerobic Exercise
sitting
Other: control
walking on a treadmill at moderate intensity, total duration 15 minutes
functional exercises in circuit format at 20/10 s (work/rest) intervals, total duration 15 minutes
physical inactivity, reading sports science literature, total duration 15 minutes
interference control
stroop test
Time frame: 2 min
cognitive flexibility/visual orientation
trail making test
Time frame: 2 min
inhibitory control
stop-signal task
Time frame: 2 min
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Plan to share: Undecided
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