title: Acute Effects of 30 Minutes Resistance and Aerobic Exercise on Cognition in a High School Sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine differences in cognition between acute bouts of resistance exercise, aerobic exercise, and a nonexercise control in an untrained youth sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-four participants performed 30 min of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, or nonexercise separated by 7 days each in a randomized crossover design. After each exercise intervention, participants were assessed using 2 cognitive tests. The Dot, Word, and Color elements of the Stroop Test (Victoria version) and Parts A and B of the Trail-Making Test were used to measure cognition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Acute resistance and aerobic exercise resulted in similar improvements over nonexercise in all forms of the Stroop Test. Acute aerobic exercise led to improved performance over nonexercise and resistance exercise in Part B of the Trail-Making Test. Neither exercise intervention showed significant changes in time to complete Part A of the Trail-Making Test. Boys outperformed girls on the Stroop Dot and Color Test following acute aerobic exercise, in the Stroop Dot, Word, and Color Test following acute resistance exercise, and in the Stroop Color Test and Trail-Making Test Part B following nonexercise.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both acute resistance and aerobic exercise increased measures of cognition over a nonexercise control in untrained high school youth. These findings suggest the merits of acute resistance exercise as an alternative or complement to aerobic activity for educators aiming to increase youth physical activity and cognitive function concurrently.
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Harveson
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brusseau
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Podlog
authors.affiliation: b Pacific Lutheran University.
authors.forename: Charilaos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Lynne H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Durrant
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Morgan S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: a University of Utah.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Doo
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D015206:Southwestern United States; D057190:Stroop Test; D013334:Students
keywords: Acute exercise; Stroop Test; Trail-Making Test