Citation

Monleón C, Ballester R, Sanchis C, Llorens F, Martín M, Pablos A. J. Mot. Behav. 2015; 47(6): 476-482.

Affiliation

a Department of Physical Activity and Sport , Universidad Católica de Valencia , Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00222895.2015.1012580

PMID

25764358

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.

Language: en