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The Effect of an Acute Exercise Bout on Academic Performance of Kinesiology Undergraduate Students
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Johnson, Arica Brien, Jennifer O’ Dahlke, L. J. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Johnson, AM, O'Brien, JS, Dahlke, LM. The effect of an acute exercise bout on academic performance of Kinesiology undergraduate students. J. Undergrad. Kin. Res. 2006; 1(2): 23-30. This study compared the difference of academic performance on a standardized exam between a group who exercised beforehand and a group that did not exercise. To complete this test, we took 14 subjects who were all Kinesiology majors at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. The test subjects were between the ages of 21 – 35 years of age. Subject weight, height, and resting heart rate were 78.5 kg, 172.6 cm, 64.9 bpm, respectively. We used the resting heart rate to calculate their heart rate reserve which we then used as an exercise intensity level. Seven of the subjects were randomly chosen to exercise for 20 minutes prior to taking the test. For these subjects, we took their blood pressure before and after exercise as a safety precaution. The other seven subjects were chosen to take the test only. The two groups were compared to see if there was a significant difference between the exercise and non-exercise group. We found no significant difference in test score between the exercise group (M = 74.1) and the nonexercise group (M = 72.4), t (12) = .368, p>.05. We suggest that further research should be conducted to determine if there is a relationship between exercise and cognitive functions. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/23635/kins474obrienetalspring2006.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
