The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive Functions
Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of 3 school-based physical exercises with different levels of cognitive engagement on executive functions. Materials and Methods: In total, 47 students aged 13-14 years were randomly divided into 3 groups, as follows: the Integrated Physic...
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| description | Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of 3 school-based physical exercises with different levels of cognitive engagement on executive functions. Materials and Methods: In total, 47 students aged 13-14 years were randomly divided into 3 groups, as follows: the Integrated Physical and Cognitive (IPC) exercise, peer physical exercise group (with the same physical challenge), and control group (the routine physical education program). A Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the N-back test, and the Stroop test were used to evaluate executive functions in pretest and posttest. Results: The obtained results indicated that the IPC group significantly improved more than the other groups on the executive functions. Accordingly, physical exercise with a higher cognitive load benefitted both speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks significantly more than the same physical activity alone. Conclusion: Therefore, in the integrated physical and cognitive exercise, the cognitive and physiological effects of this training style interact with each other; therefore, their beneficial effects can be gradually increased, while interventions that only focus on the physical dimension would be less effective in promoting cognitive functions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7479fff424a941f18b3e8545f5eab6c92025-08-20T03:25:14ZengUniversity of TehranSport Sciences and Health Research2981-02052020-01-01121475610.32598/JESM.12.1.582338The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive FunctionsShohre Mardasangi Dulabi0Mohammadreza Ghasemian1Mohammadali Aslankhani2Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of 3 school-based physical exercises with different levels of cognitive engagement on executive functions. Materials and Methods: In total, 47 students aged 13-14 years were randomly divided into 3 groups, as follows: the Integrated Physical and Cognitive (IPC) exercise, peer physical exercise group (with the same physical challenge), and control group (the routine physical education program). A Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the N-back test, and the Stroop test were used to evaluate executive functions in pretest and posttest. Results: The obtained results indicated that the IPC group significantly improved more than the other groups on the executive functions. Accordingly, physical exercise with a higher cognitive load benefitted both speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks significantly more than the same physical activity alone. Conclusion: Therefore, in the integrated physical and cognitive exercise, the cognitive and physiological effects of this training style interact with each other; therefore, their beneficial effects can be gradually increased, while interventions that only focus on the physical dimension would be less effective in promoting cognitive functions.https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_82338_2162f3bdbc91c26d12d071d1bf1254be.pdfexecutive functionsphysical exercisecognitive training |
| spellingShingle | Shohre Mardasangi Dulabi Mohammadreza Ghasemian Mohammadali Aslankhani The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive Functions Sport Sciences and Health Research executive functions physical exercise cognitive training |
| title | The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive Functions |
| title_full | The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive Functions |
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| title_sort | effects of school based physical exercise with different cognitive loads on executive functions |
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