Universität zu Köln

Oberste, Max, de Waal, Pascal, Joisten, Niklas ORCID: 0000-0002-9947-8746, Walzik, David, Egbringhoff, Marius, Javelle, Florian ORCID: 0000-0003-4240-2588, Bloch, Wilhelm and Zimmer, Philipp (2021). Acute aerobic exercise to recover from mental exhaustion-a randomized controlled trial. Physiol. Behav., 241. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-507X

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Purpose: Prolonged periods of intense cognitive activity lead to a state of mental exhaustion. While widespread strategies to recover from mental exhaustion (i.e., watching TV) are non-effective, aerobic exercise seems to be a promising approach. This can be explained by the acute and chronic aerobic exercise-induced benefits on the central nervous system. Methods: This study investigated the potential of a single bout of moderate aerobic exercise (65-75% of each participants' individual VO2peak) to recover from experimentally induced mental exhaustion. A randomized controlled trial on healthy adults (N = 99) was conducted. They performed 60 min of a cognitively demanding test battery, in order to induce mental exhaustion. Subsequently, they were randomized to one of three treatments: 30 min of moderate aerobic exercise on a cycle ergometer, 30 min of a simple lower body stretching routine (= active control treatment) or watching a popular sitcom (= passive control treatment). Cognitive flexibility performance, mood, tiredness, restlessness, self-perceived cognitive capacity, and motivation were assessed before and after treatment. Results: The empirical results showed that moderate aerobic exercise led to a better recovery for cognitive flexibility (mean difference divided by pooled standard deviation, Cohen's d= 0.737), mood (d= 0.405), tiredness (d= 0.480), self-perceived cognitive capacity (d= 0.214), and motivation (d= 0.524) compared to active control treatment. Moderate aerobic exercise was also more effective than passive control treatment (d= 0.102 - 0.286) with the exemption of tiredness (d= 0.015) and restlessness (d = -0.473). Conclusion: In conclusion, this study suggests that a single bout of acute aerobic exercise supports regeneration of cognitive flexibility performance and of subjective well-being. This holds true not just compared to artificial active control treatment but also compared to widespread leisure time activity, namely watching TV.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Oberste, Max UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED de Waal, Pascal UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Joisten, Niklas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-8746 UNSPECIFIED Walzik, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Egbringhoff, Marius UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Javelle, Florian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-2588 UNSPECIFIED Bloch, Wilhelm UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zimmer, Philipp UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-583754
DOI:	10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113588
Journal or Publication Title:	Physiol. Behav.
Volume:	241
Date:	2021
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1873-507X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Psychology, Biological; Behavioral Sciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58375