Key result
Executive function performance at rest weakly predicted performance during acute physical exercise, showing small to moderate correlations (r=0.23 to 0.44) and explaining 5.3% to 29.8% of variance.
Why the study?
Does executive function performance at rest predict executive function performance during acute physical exercise in healthy males?
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
Does executive function performance at rest predict executive function performance during acute physical exercise in healthy males?
Executive function performance at rest weakly predicts executive function performance during acute physical exercise, suggesting that resting assessments may not accurately reflect cognitive performance during physical activity.
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Resting executive function measures may not reflect performance during exercise; leaves open the need for activity-specific cognitive testing in active adults.
Several studies have highlighted the importance of executive functions (EFs) in physical activities and sports contexts. However, most EFs assessments have been conducted with individuals at rest. The present study aimed to investigate whether EFs performance at rest predicts EFs performance while exercising. Sixty healthy males participated in three experimental sessions. Initially, a cardiopulmonary exercise test was used to determine their maximal oxygen uptake. In the second and third sessions, participants completed different versions of the Flanker/Reverse Flanker Test in a counterbalanced crossover design once at rest and once while exercising on a cycle ergometer. Our results showed small to moderate (r=0.23 to r=0.44) correlations in EFs measures between conditions. Although EFs assessment at rest predicted EFs during acute physical exercise, it is noteworthy mentioning that it explained little of the variance while exercising (5.3% to 29.8%). Moreover, the confusion matrix generated to compare the classification resulting from performance in both conditions showed low agreement that varied from 25.0% to 31.7%, indicating that the classification of EFs measures at rest is not the same as the classification made during acute physical exercise. In conclusion, the present study revealed that EFs performance at rest weakly predicts EFs performance while exercising.
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Faria et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=60). Executive function assessment at rest vs. Executive function assessment while exercising was evaluated on Correlation of executive function measures between rest and exercise conditions (r=0.23 to 0.44). Executive function performance at rest weakly predicted performance during acute physical exercise, showing small to moderate correlations (r=0.23 to 0.44) and explaining 5.3% to 29.8% of variance.
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