Effects of the visual exercise environments on cognitive directed attention, energy expenditure and perceived exertion

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 7321-7336

  Rogerson, Mike ^a   Barton, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Directed attention; Exercise environments; Green exercise; Perceived exertion; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DIRECTED ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODIFIED BACKWARDS DIGIT SPAN TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEIVED EXERTION; RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE RATIO; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; TIME TO EXHAUSTION; VISUAL EXERCISE ENVIRONMENT; WARM UP; COGNITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84939832546     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120707321     Document Type: Article

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