Effect of intermittent exercise on multiple-choice reaction times of soccer players

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Abstract

The influence of intermittent exercise on a choice-response time task was investigated. Two groups of 8 male soccer players (M age 20.9, SD=2.0) participated. They spent 4.4 (SD= 1.3) weekly hours on soccer training and had been playing soccer for 13 (SD=3.3) years. Multiple-choice reaction speed and response accuracy were measured four times. Between measurements, one group performed 8-min. blocks of intermittent exercise on a bicycle ergometer and one group rested. Analysis showed that reaction speed and response accuracy were not significantly different between the two groups. Furthermore, there were significant faster reaction times and a larger number of correct reactions through Block 2 in both the exercise and control group (p

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-95
Number of pages11
JournalPerceptual and Motor Skills
Volume100
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb-2005

Keywords

  • PHYSICAL EXERCISE
  • PROLONGED EXERCISE
  • CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY
  • COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
  • BLOOD LACTATE
  • FITNESS

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