Key result
Low- and moderate-intensity cycling exercise increased feelings of vigor and decreased fatigue compared to a control condition, with posterior theta activity accounting for half the vigor changes.
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Does single sessions of cycling exercise improve feelings of vigor and fatigue in young adults with persistent fatigue?
Does single sessions of cycling exercise improve feelings of vigor and fatigue in young adults with persistent fatigue?
Single sessions of low- and moderate-intensity cycling exercise transiently improve feelings of vigor in young adults with persistent fatigue, potentially linked to changes in posterior theta EEG activity.
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May transiently boost vigor in fatigued young adults; leaves open durability, mechanisms, and translation to clinical practice.
We previously reported that 6 weeks of exercise training had positive effects on feelings of vigor and fatigue among college students who reported persistent fatigue. Here we examined whether transient mood changes after single sessions of exercise would mimic those chronic effects and whether they would be related to changes in brain activity measured by electroencephalography (EEG). Feelings of vigor were higher after both low- and moderate-intensity exercise during Weeks 1, 3, and 6 compared to a control condition. Feelings of fatigue were lower after low-intensity exercise during Weeks 3 and 6. Posterior theta activity accounted for about half the changes in vigor. Studies that manipulate mood, EEG activity, or both during exercise are needed to determine whether EEG changes after exercise are causally linked with mood.
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Dishman et al. (2010) studied Persistent fatigue. Cycling exercise vs. Control condition was evaluated on Transient mood changes (vigor and fatigue) and brain activity (EEG). Low- and moderate-intensity cycling exercise increased feelings of vigor and decreased fatigue compared to a control condition, with posterior theta activity accounting for half the vigor changes.
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