Regular Moderate- to Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity Rather Than Walking Is Associated with Enhanced Cognitive Functions and Mental Health in Young Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Takumi Nakagawa (0000-0002-0818-1841, Yamaguchi University), Ibuki Koan (Yamaguchi University), Chong Chen (0000-0001-7481-9172, Yamaguchi University, corresponding author), Toshio Matsubara (0000-0002-5495-0859, Yamaguchi University), Kosuke Hagiwara (0000-0001-7534-4308, Yamaguchi University), Huijie Lei (0000-0002-1013-0648, Yamaguchi University), Masako Hirotsu (Yamaguchi University), Hirotaka Yamagata (0000-0002-5783-7237, Yamaguchi University), Shin Nakagawa (0000-0002-7502-5734, Yamaguchi University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 614-614 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17020614 |
| PMID | 31963639 |
| OpenAlex | W2999133533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 50 |
The beneficial effect of physical activity (PA) on the brain has been well established. Both acute and regular PA can boost a range of cognitive functions and enhance mood and mental health. Notably, the effect of acute PA on the brain and cognitive functions is generally found to be dose-dependent, in terms of both the amount and intensity of the exercise episode. In contrast, in the case of regular PA, the literature has primarily focused on the amount of exercise, and limited studies have assessed the influence of the exercise intensity. Since PA in higher intensity causes more extensive, more powerful, and longer-lasting neurobiological changes, it may prove more beneficial to cognitive functions and mental health. In the present study, we set out to test this hypothesis by employing a battery of questionnaires and laboratory tests with a sample of young adults. We found that more frequent vigorous- and moderate-intensity PA rather than walking (considered low to moderate intensity) was associated with better cognitive and mental health measures. Meanwhile, compared with no moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) at all, as few as 1~2 days per week (lasting at least 10 min each time) of MVPA was associated with a variety of benefits, particularly related to coping with challenging situations. In light of the neurobiological literature, the present study speaks to the value of moderate- to vigorous- rather than low-intensity PA in enhancing cognitive functions and mental health
Blood pressure · Cognition · Coping (psychology · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Exercise intensity · Heart rate · Intensity (physics · Mental health · Mood · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
Not Just How Much, But How Many
Acute Effect of a Physical Education Lesson on Attention in a Population of Adolescents
The Role of Physical Activity Behavior in the Mental Wellbeing of Vocational Education and Training Students
Relationship Between Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Mental Health in Young Finnish Men
Acknowledging and understanding the contributions of nature to human sense of time
Examining the relationship between physical activity and sleep among university students
The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function
Profiling pre-service teachers' resilience, self-esteem, and healthy habits
Examination of trauma levels and earthquake stress coping strategies of university students who exercise and do not exercise after an earthquake
Prefrontal activity during the emotional go/no-go task and computational markers of risk-based decision-making predict future relapse in alcohol use disorder
Sociocultural predictors of obligatory exercise in young men
The Associations of Physical Activity and Health-Risk Behaviors toward Depressive Symptoms among College Students
Timing Matters
Network analysis of mental health among adolescents and young adults with varying levels of physical activity
Comparison of Beck Depression Inventories-IA and-II in Psychiatric Outpatients
Frequently Used Coping Scales
The effect of acute aerobic exercise on positive activated affect
The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways
Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015
Exercise for depression
The Emotional Contagion Scale
The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance
Be smart, exercise your heart
You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long
International Physical Activity Questionnaire
On Happiness and Human Potentials
Association Between Physical Fitness, Parasympathetic Control, and Proinflammatory Responses to Mental Stress
Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Inventory
Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment
The benefits of being present
Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being
Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes
Dealing with feeling
Frequency of use and impact of coping strategies assessed by the Cope Inventory and their relationships to post-event health and well-being
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |