The Effect of Age, Physical Fitness and a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise on Motor and Cognitive Functions

The Effect of Age, Physical Fitness and a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise on Motor and Cognitive Functions

The proposed study is intended to examine the connection between two types of inhibition - cognitive and motor and the connection between motor inhibitory functions and a single bout of physical exercise in the context of age and physical fitness.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Non-smokers
• Do not take psychiatric drugs on a regular basis
• Geriatric Depression Scale score less than 3
• Mini-Mental State Examination score higher than 27
• Healthy and able to exercise at medium intensity

Exclusion Criteria:

• All others