- Title
- High-intensity interval training for cognitive and mental health in adolescents
- Creator
- Costigan, Sarah A.; Eather, Narelle; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Hillman, Charles H.; Lubans, David R.
- Relation
- ARC.FT140100399 & NHMRC.1023602 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100399
- Relation
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Vol. 48, Issue 10, p. 1985-1993
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000993
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Purpose: Emerging literature suggests that physical activity and fitness may have a positive effect on cognitive and mental health in adolescents. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of two high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocols for improving cognitive and mental health outcomes (executive function, psychological well-being, psychological distress, and physical self-concept) in adolescents. Methods: Participants (n = 65; mean age = 15.8 ± 0.6 yr) were randomized to three conditions: aerobic exercise program (AEP; n = 21), resistance and aerobic program (RAP; n = 22), and control (n = 22). HIIT sessions (8-10 min per session) were delivered during physical education lessons or at lunchtime three times per week for 8 wk. Assessments were conducted at baseline and immediately postintervention to detect changes in executive function (trail making test), psychological well-being, psychological distress, and physical self-description by researchers blinded to treatment allocation. Intervention effects were examined using linear mixed models. Cohen's d effect sizes and clinical inference were also calculated. Results: While results were not significant, small improvements in executive function (mean change (95% CI) -6.69 (-22.03, 8.64), d = -0.32) and psychological well-being (mean change (95% CI) 2.81 (-2.06, 7.68), d = 0.34) were evident in the AEP group; and moderate improvements in executive function (mean change (95% CI) -10.73 (-26.22, 4.76), d = -0.51), and small improvements in well-being (mean change (95% CI) 2.96 (-1.82, 7.75), d = 0.36) and perceived appearance (mean change (95% CI) 0.32 (-0.25, 0.86), d = 0.35), were observed for the RAP group. Mean feeling state scores improved from preworkout to postworkout in both HIIT conditions, with significant results for the AEP (P = 0.001). Conclusions: This study highlights the potential of embedding HIIT within the school day for improving cognitive and mental health among adolescents.
- Subject
- high-intensity interval training; cognitive health; mental health; adolescents
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1326652
- Identifier
- uon:25481
- Identifier
- ISSN:0195-9131
- Rights
- This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 48, Issue 10, p. 1985-1993 (2016)
- Language
- eng
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