Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities
Abstract Background Exercise can improve cognitive function. The impact of acute exercise on cognition is related to exercise intensity. This study aimed to explore whether normal walking had a beneficial effect on cognition. Methods Compared with standing still, thirty healthy young men walked on a...
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| author | J. N. Zhang L. S. Xiang Y. Shi F. Xie Y. Wang Y. Zhang |
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| description | Abstract Background Exercise can improve cognitive function. The impact of acute exercise on cognition is related to exercise intensity. This study aimed to explore whether normal walking had a beneficial effect on cognition. Methods Compared with standing still, thirty healthy young men walked on a treadmill at a normal pace, and completed the Stroop test. Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor the hemodynamic changes of the prefrontal cortex during the entire experiment. Results Studies showed that normal walking did not stimulate higher average cerebral oxygen in the PFC, but the peak cerebral oxygen in cognitive tests during walking was higher (Stroop Word: 2.56 ± 0.43 and 3.80 ± 0.50, P < 0.01, Stroop Color: 2.50 ± 0.37 and 3.66 ± 0.59, P < 0.05, Stroop Color-Word: 4.13 ± 0.55 and 5.25 ± 0.66, P < 0.01, respectively), and better results were achieved in the Stroop Color-Word test, which was reflected in faster reaction times (49.18 ± 1.68 s, 56.92 ± 2.29 s, respectively, P < 0.001) and higher accuracies (46.19 ± 0.69, 44.15 ± 0.91, respectively, P = 0.018). Conclusion For healthy young people, even a normal walk is therefore good for cognition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fec8e9e7ed6c40b6980b074acb3d38ae2022-12-22T03:43:26ZengBMCBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation2052-18472022-11-011411810.1186/s13102-022-00587-yNormal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilitiesJ. N. Zhang0L. S. Xiang1Y. Shi2F. Xie3Y. Wang4Y. Zhang5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversityAbstract Background Exercise can improve cognitive function. The impact of acute exercise on cognition is related to exercise intensity. This study aimed to explore whether normal walking had a beneficial effect on cognition. Methods Compared with standing still, thirty healthy young men walked on a treadmill at a normal pace, and completed the Stroop test. Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor the hemodynamic changes of the prefrontal cortex during the entire experiment. Results Studies showed that normal walking did not stimulate higher average cerebral oxygen in the PFC, but the peak cerebral oxygen in cognitive tests during walking was higher (Stroop Word: 2.56 ± 0.43 and 3.80 ± 0.50, P < 0.01, Stroop Color: 2.50 ± 0.37 and 3.66 ± 0.59, P < 0.05, Stroop Color-Word: 4.13 ± 0.55 and 5.25 ± 0.66, P < 0.01, respectively), and better results were achieved in the Stroop Color-Word test, which was reflected in faster reaction times (49.18 ± 1.68 s, 56.92 ± 2.29 s, respectively, P < 0.001) and higher accuracies (46.19 ± 0.69, 44.15 ± 0.91, respectively, P = 0.018). Conclusion For healthy young people, even a normal walk is therefore good for cognition.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-022-00587-yWalkingStroop testExecutive functionNear-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)Prefrontal cortex (PFC) |
| spellingShingle | J. N. Zhang L. S. Xiang Y. Shi F. Xie Y. Wang Y. Zhang Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation Walking Stroop test Executive function Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Prefrontal cortex (PFC) |
| title | Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities |
| title_full | Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities |
| title_fullStr | Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities |
| title_short | Normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants’ executive abilities |
| title_sort | normal pace walking is beneficial to young participants executive abilities |
| topic | Walking Stroop test Executive function Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Prefrontal cortex (PFC) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-022-00587-y |
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