Key result
Sixteen minutes of monitored C-HIIT increased selective attention by 17.39% (p=0.015) and concentration by 20.31% (p=0.022) in adolescents during the subsequent hour compared to static stretching.
Why the study?
The effects of varied exercise type and intensity and the duration of cognitive benefits remain unclear.
Does 16 minutes of monitored C-HIIT improve cognitive functioning in adolescents?
Population
158 participants
Comparison
Monitored cooperative high-intensity interval training vs static stretching
Design
Randomized study
Follow-up
48 hours
Authors
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Supports brief monitored C-HIIT at school start to enhance adolescent attention; extends RCT evidence on acute exercise-cognition effects in youth.
RCT (n=158)
Does 16 minutes of monitored C-HIIT improve cognitive functioning in adolescents?
p-value: p=0.015
A 16-minute session of monitored cooperative high-intensity interval training at the start of the school day significantly improves short-term selective attention and concentration in adolescents.
Mezcua-Hidalgo et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Healthy adolescents (n=158). Monitored cooperative high-intensity interval training (monitored C-HIIT) vs. Static stretching was evaluated on Cognitive functioning (selective attention and concentration) over 24-48 hours (p=0.015). Sixteen minutes of monitored C-HIIT increased selective attention by 17.39% (p=0.015) and concentration by 20.31% (p=0.022) in adolescents during the subsequent hour compared to static stretching.
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