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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 85-95 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb-2005 |
Keywords
- PHYSICAL EXERCISE
- PROLONGED EXERCISE
- CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY
- COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
- BLOOD LACTATE
- FITNESS