Protective effect of aerobic fitness on the detrimental influence of exhaustive exercise on information processing capacity |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Physical Education, Health & Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan;2. Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan;3. Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA;4. Graduate Institute of Mind, Brain and Consciousness, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan;1. AFIPS Research Group, Department of Teaching of Physical Education, Arts and Music, University of Valencia, Avenida dels Tarongers, 4, Valencia, 46022, Spain;2. Deakin Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3125, Australia;3. Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia;4. School of Health, Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand;1. Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia;2. School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Canada;3. Epigenetics & Cellular Senescence Group, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom;4. Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;1. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom;2. Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, United Kingdom;3. England Performance Unit, The Rugby Football League, Leeds, United Kingdom;4. School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia;5. Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Cape Town and the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa;1. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H2W 1S4, Canada |
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Abstract: | Although aerobic fitness has been thought to protect against the detrimental cognitive effects following exhaustive exercise, available evidence from studies using traditional mean behavioral measures remain somewhat equivocal.PurposeThis study aimed to reconcile this discrepancy by using a novel theory-driven diagnostic tool, the Systems Factorial Technology (SFT).MethodsSixty-six healthy young adults aged from 18 to 30 years old with different levels of aerobic fitness (n = 33 for the higher-fit and lower-fit groups) completed a go/nogo version of redundant-target task before and after a graded exercise test (GXT) until exhaustion. SFT was used to calculate the resilience capacity, which reflects the information processing capacity underlying inhibitory control.ResultsFollowing the GXT, both higher-fit and lower-fit groups showed faster responses while leaving accuracy unchanged as compared to the performance at the pretest. On the other hand, the resilience capacity decreased for the lower-fit group but was maintained for the higher-fit group.ConclusionThe present findings suggest that aerobic fitness may modulate the individual difference in decisional mechanism following exhaustive exercise. In sum, this study offers an alternative mechanistic explanation regarding cognitive individual differences in response to exhaustive exercise and provides novel insights into the significance of maintaining a state of high physical fitness for those who need to perform cognitively challenging tasks under physically stressful conditions (e.g., elite athletes). |
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Keywords: | Acute exercise Maximal exercise Physical fitness Systems factorial technology Resilience capacity Inhibitory control |
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