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Cognitive benefits of exercise: is there a time-of-day effect?

dc.contributor.authorMaeneja, Reinaldo
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Inês S.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Cláudia R.
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Ana Maria
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-12T08:05:18Z
dc.date.available2022-10-12T08:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-14
dc.description.abstractIt is well established that physical activity benefits cognition. Further, the time of day one engages in physical activity has been suggested to influence cognition. Here, we aimed to understand if there is a time-of-day effect (morning or afternoon) of physical activity on cognition, i.e., if exercising in the morning or afternoon might bring greater cognitive benefits. A total of 56 participants were allocated to one of two groups with the same baseline cognitive performance as well as fitness level (International Physical Activity Questionnaire—IPAQ): 27 to the morning intervention (M) group; and 29 to the afternoon intervention (A) group. In both groups, the participants engaged in an intermittent recovery test (Yo-yo), 4 times a week for 12 weeks. All participants were assessed with the d2 Test of Attention and the Borg scale of perceived exertion pre- and post- acute and chronic intervention. After the first bout of exercise and after 12 weeks, we observed cognitive improvements both in the M and A groups. Surprisingly, we do not find differences between the time of day regarding cognitive benefits. Our results do not support the existence of a time-of-day effect for the attentional cognitive benefits of exercise.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare10091766pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85138529612
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032
dc.identifier.pmcPMC9498776
dc.identifier.pmid36141378
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39112
dc.identifier.wos000860103700001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCognitive benefitspt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical activitypt_PT
dc.subjectTime of daypt_PT
dc.titleCognitive benefits of exercise: is there a time-of-day effect?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue9pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHealthcare (Switzerland)pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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