Sustained Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Inhibitory Control

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ID15470939
AuthorsShudong Tian (0009-0001-3472-6729, Qingdao University), Hong Mou (0000-0002-9398-1279, Qingdao University), Fanghui Qiu (0000-0002-7337-4228, Qingdao University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue5
Pages2687-2687
Publication date2021-03-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18052687
PMID33800004
OpenAlexW3135445926
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited47

This study examined the immediate and sustained effects of high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) and moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE) bouts on inhibitory control in young adults. Participants ( n = 41) engaged in (1) a session of HIIE, involving 10 one-minute runs on a treadmill at an intensity targeting 85-90% HR max interspersed with self-paced walking at 60% HR max ; (2) a session of MICE, involving a 20 min run on a treadmill at an intensity of 60-70% HR max ; and (3) a control session, involving 24 min of resting on separate days in a counterbalanced order. Using a flanker task, inhibitory control was assessed before the intervention (t 0 ), immediately after the session (t 1 ), and then at 30 min (t 2 ), 60 min (t 3 ), and 90 min (t 4 ) after the session. During the flanker task, the response time (RT) for incongruent trials immediately after HIIE was significantly shortened compared to that before exercise. This shortened RT was sustained for 90 min post-exercise during recovery from HIIE. Interference scores of RT were also reduced after HIIE, benefitting inhibitory control, and were maintained for 90 min post-exercise. Reduced accuracy interference scores were recorded following HIIE compared to the control session. Improvements in inhibitory control elicited by HIIE were sustained for at least 90 min post-exercise. In contrast, an improvement in inhibitory control was not observed during the MICE session. HIIE might represent a time-efficient approach for enhancing inhibitory control

Cardiology · Cognition · Inhibitory control · Inhibitory postsynaptic potential · Intensity (physics · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Session (web analytics · Treadmill · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Computer Science · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Sports Performance and Training · Internal Medicine

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