Acute Exercise and Motor Memory Consolidation: The Role of Exercise Timing
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study subjects (mean ± SD).
CON
EX90
EX90+1
EX90+2
Number of subjects
12
12
12
12
Age (years)
24.2 ± 3.0
24.3 ± 2.3
24.1 ± 2.3
23.6 ± 2.0
Weight (kg)
81.7 ± 10.0
77.9 ± 12.5
80.4 ± 6.7
78.8 ± 13.1
Height (cm)
185.8 ± 6.0
180.1 ± 9.1
184.0 ± 7.6
182.3 ± 7.0
BMI (kg/m2)
23.7 ± 2.6
23.9 ± 2.4
23.8 ± 1.9
23.6 ± 2.8
General physical activity #(IPAQ) (low/moderate/high)
0/4/8
0/2/10
0/6/6
0/1/11
(mL O2⋅min−1⋅kg−1)
51.0 ± 4.6
51.1 ± 4.6
49.0 ± 5.6
50.4 ± 6.9
(W)
325.0 ± 50.0
320.8 ± 39.7
304.2 ± 25.8
312.5 ± 37.7
Baseline VAT score
51.5 ± 8.9
49.2 ± 9.3
52.2 ± 9.3
50.6 ± 7.8
Number of subjects per group. BMI = body mass index, IPAQ = international physical activity questionnaire (long), = maximal relative oxygen uptake, = peak power output, and VAT = visuomotor accuracy tracking task.
