The proposed study is intended to examine the connection between two types of inhibition - cognitive and motor and the connection between motor inhibitory functions and a single bout of physical exercise in the context of age and physical fitness.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes
Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes
Hille Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel
Improvement in cognitive functions after exercise
This improvement will be measured through use of a vocal stroop test
Time frame: One and a half hours
Improvement in motor functions after exercise
This improvement will be measured through use of a multi-limb reaction time test
Time frame: One and a half hours
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