Executive function scores showed a marginally significant improvement following acute aerobic (mean change 4.06, 95% CI 1.68, 6.44) and resistance exercise (mean change 3.69, 95% CI 0.78, 6.60), but not after control (mean change 0.91, 95% CI -1.21, 3.02).
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The effects of a resistance vs. an aerobic single session on attention and executive functioning in adults.
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Results of these studies show that 20 minutes of aerobic exercise improved reaction time [ 17 , 19 ] and had some beneficial effect on cognitive flexibility [ 18 , 20 ], while acute resistance exercise, performed for approximately 30 minutes, showed a trend of having a positive effect on executive functions [ 15 , 16 ].