ArticlePloS one2016
Cycling on a Bike Desk Positively Influences Cognitive Performance.
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- A scoping review of effects of acute exercise on executive function: evidence from event-related potentials.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact of Active Workstations on Workplace Productivity and Performance: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
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- In-Class Cycling to Augment College Student Academic Performance and Reduce Physical Inactivity: Results from an RCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Trial
- Application of the Vienna Test System to Measure Training-Induced Changes in Choice Reaction Time in U20 Fencers: A 12-Week Training Program Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis provide evidence for an effect of acute physical activity on cognition in young adults.Communications psychology · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers to using a DeskCycle as a sedentary behavior intervention in the work environment.PloS one · 2024Article
- Feasibility of a Home-Based Cognitive-Physical Exercise Program in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Feasibility and Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- The brain in motion-cognitive effects of simultaneous motor activity.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023Review
- Does breaking up sitting in office-based settings result in cognitive performance improvements which last throughout the day? A review of the evidence.Industrial health · 2022Review
- Application of a Reactive Agility Training Program Using Light-Based Stimuli to Enhance the Physical and Cognitive Performance of Car Racing Drivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports medicine - open · 2022Article
- Association between Physical Activity Guidelines and Sedentary Time with Workers' Health-Related Quality of Life in a Spanish Multinational Company.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Improved cognitive functioning in obese adolescents after a 30-week inpatient weight loss program.Pediatric research · 2018Article
- Sedentary Behavior at Work and Cognitive Functioning: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeCycling desks as a means to reduce sedentary time in the office has gained interest as excessive sitting has been associated with several health risks. However, the question rises if people will still be as efficient in performing their desk-based office work when combining this with stationary cycling. Therefore, the effect of cycling at 30% Wmax on typing, cognitive performance and brain activity was investigated.
methodsAfter two familiarisation sessions, 23 participants performed a test battery [typing test, Rey auditory verbal learning test (RAVLT), Stroop test and Rosvold continuous performance test (RCPT)] with electroencephalography recording while cycling and sitting on a conventional chair.
resultsTyping performance, performance on the RAVLT and accuracy on the Stroop test and the RCPT did not differ between conditions. Reaction times on the Stroop test and the RCPT were shorter while cycling relative to sitting (p < 0.05). N200, P300, N450 and conflict SP latency and amplitude on the Stroop test and N200 and P300 on the RCPT did not differ between conditions.
conclusionsThis study showed that typing performance and short-term memory are not deteriorated when people cycle at 30% Wmax. Furthermore, cycling had a positive effect on response speed across tasks requiring variable amounts of attention and inhibition.
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