Cognitive Benefits of HIIT
Acute exercise bouts may improve task performance.
A new study supports the cognitive benefits of HIIT: a 20-minute bout of high-intensity interval training on information processing. Researchers from multiple U.S. universities compared reaction time and central processing time immediately after subjects had either participated in HIIT or not. HIIT workouts included both aerobic and resistance training.
All those who participated in HIIT performed better on information processing tasks than those who did not. The study is reported in The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2022; 36 [11], 3081–86).
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Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.
