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Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Feelings of Energy in Relation to Age and Sex
Fabien D. Legrand,
William M. Bertucci,
Joanne Hudson
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 72 - 78
Swansea University Author: Joanne Hudson
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DOI (Published version): 10.1123/japa.2014-0121
Abstract
A crossover experiment was performed to determine whether age and sex, or their interaction, affect the impact of acute aerobic exercise on Vigor-Activity (VA). We also tested whether changes in VA mediated exercise effects on performance on various cognitive tasks. Sixty-eight physically inactive v...
| Published in: | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity |
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| Published: |
2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26216 |
| Abstract: |
A crossover experiment was performed to determine whether age and sex, or their interaction, affect the impact of acute aerobic exercise on Vigor-Activity (VA). We also tested whether changes in VA mediated exercise effects on performance on various cognitive tasks. Sixty-eight physically inactive volunteers participated in exercise and TV-watching control conditions. They completed the Vigor-Activity subscale of the Profile of Mood States immediately prior to and 2 minutes after the intervention in each condition. They also performed the Trail Making Test 3 minutes after the intervention in each condition. Statistical analyses produced a condition × age × sex interaction characterized by a higher mean VA gain value in the exercise condition (compared to the VA gain value in the TV-watching condition) for young female participants only. In addition, the mediational analyses revealed that changes in VA fully mediated the effects of exercise on TMT-Part A performance. |
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| Keywords: |
acute aerobic exercise, feelings of energy, cognition, age, sex |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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1 |
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72 |
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78 |