ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019
Effects of a Brief Stair-Climbing Intervention on Cognitive Performance and Mood States in Healthy Young Adults.
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- Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Chronic exercise and neuropsychological function in healthy young adults: a randomised controlled trial investigating a running intervention.Cognitive processing · 2024Trial
- Optimizing exercise for brain health: cortical activation and connectivity across different exercise modalities.Brain structure & function · 2026Article
- The Influence of Workplace-Integrated Exercise Snacks on Cognitive Performance in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults-A Randomized 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
- Effect of Short Bouts of Vigorous Stair Climbing on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2023Article
- Acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous physical exercise performed with different amounts of muscle mass on executive function in healthy young adults: a randomized trial.EXCLI journal · 2023Article
- Stair climbing and the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a population-based prospective cohort study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- A longitudinal controlled signage intervention to increase stair use at university buildings: Process and impact evaluation using RE-AIM framework.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Brief Stair-Climbing on Divergent and Convergent Thinking.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivePrevious studies focused on the benefits of acute exercise on cognition and mood have mostly used specialized laboratory-based equipment, thus little is known about how such protocols generalize to naturalistic settings. Stair climbing is a simple and readily accessible means of exercise that can be performed in naturalistic settings (e.g., at home or at the workplace). In the present study we examined the effects of stair-climbing intervals on subsequent cognitive performance and mood in healthy young adults.
methodThirty-two undergraduate students (
resultsRepeated measures ANCOVA revealed that males (Hedges'
conclusionThese findings indicate that short bouts of stair climbing in a naturalistic setting can induce cognitive benefits for more challenging tasks, albeit only in males, indicating a sex-specific effect. Short bouts of stair climbing can be a practical approach to increase feelings of energy in daily life.
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