ENHANCING SELECTIVE ATTENTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MODERATE-INTENSITY EXERCISE AND HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL EXERCISE IN YOUNG ADULTS

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Farida Ahmad
Musarrat Zahra
Ushna Zoofeen
Zubia Shah
Afsheen Mahmood
Ambreen Afridi
Fatma Zulfiqar

Abstract

Objectives: The principal aim of this study was to determine the impact of moderate-intensity exercise and high-intensity interval exercise on selective attention.


Materials and Methods: This experimental study transpired at Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar from August 2020 to March 2021. Thirty-four young adults were enlisted, participating in two sequential experimental sessions. In the initial session, subjects engaged in a 20-minute session of moderate-intensity exercise, with forward digit span tests administered both pre and post-exercise. Following a one-week interval, the second session involved the same procedures, with participants undertaking high-intensity interval exercise characterized by alternating one-minute intervals of low and high-intensity activities. Selective attention was re-evaluated within 5 minutes of completing the exercise. Participants were then scheduled for a follow-up session one week later, where the same procedures were replicated. SPSS version 20 was used for Data analysis, with statistical significance set at P < 0.05. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess the normality of the data.


Results: thirty-four participants with a mean age of 21 ± 2 years, a body mass index (BMI) of 23 ± 4 kg/m2, and a mean waist-hip ratio of 0.81± 0.05 were included in the study. After fifteen minutes of high-intensity interval exercise, a noteworthy improvement in selective attention was observed (P = 0.001).


 Conclusion: A single session of high-intensity interval exercise exhibited greater efficacy in enhancing selective attention as compared to moderate exercise.


Keywords: High-intensity interval exercise, Selective attention, Young adults

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Ahmad, F., Zahra , M., Zoofeen, U., Shah, Z., Mahmood, A., Afridi, A. ., & Zulfiqar, F. . (2024). ENHANCING SELECTIVE ATTENTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MODERATE-INTENSITY EXERCISE AND HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL EXERCISE IN YOUNG ADULTS. Journal of Medical Sciences, 32(3), 255–259. https://doi.org/10.52764/jms.24.32.3.9
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Musarrat Zahra , Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi, Pakistan.

department of physiology

 

Ushna Zoofeen, khyber girls medical college

department of physiology

Zubia Shah, khyber girls medical college

department of physiology

Afsheen Mahmood, khyber girls medical college

department of physiology

Ambreen Afridi, khyber girls medical college

department of community medicine

Fatma Zulfiqar, khyber girls medical college

department of community medicine

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