title: The Effects of Eight-Month Physical Activity Intervention on Vigilance Performance in Adult Obese Population.
abstract: We aim to analyze the effects of an 8-month physical activity intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index (BMI), and vigilance performance in an adult obese population. We conducted an 8-month physical activity intervention based on dance and rhythmic activities. The weekly frequency was 2 sessions of 1 hr per day. Training sessions were divided into 3 phases: a 10-min warm-up, 40 min of dance and rhythmic activities, and 10 min to cool-down. To assess cardiorespiratory fitness, participants performed a modified version of the 6-min walk test from the Senior Fitness Test battery (Larsson & Mattsson, 2001; Rikli & Jones, 1999). Vigilance performance was measured by means of the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT). Two measurements were performed immediately before and after the intervention. The results revealed that participants improved their cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI, and vigilance performance after the intervention. All in all, findings contribute new empirical evidence to the field that investigates the benefits of physical activity intervention on cognitive processes in obese population.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Physical Activity and Sport , Universidad Católica de Valencia , Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monleón
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sanchis
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Llorens
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pablos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology
keywords: attention; cognition; exercise; motor performance