Acute Cognitively Engaging Exergame-Based Physical Activity Enhances Executive Functions in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to elucidate the influence of cognitive engagement comprised in an acute bout of exergame-based physical activity on executive functions (inhibition, cognitive flexibility) in adolescents. Therefore, the level of cognitive engagement and the intensity of physical activity were systematically varied across three experimental conditions. Sixty-five healthy male adolescents (13-16 years) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (a) physical activity with high levels of cognitive engagement during active video gaming, (b) physical activity with low levels of cognitive engagement during active video gaming, (c) sedentary with low levels of cognitive engagement during passive video watching. Manipulation checks, including subjective and objective operationalizations of

SUBMITTER: Benzing V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5193332 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature