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Research advances on high-intensity interval training and cognitive function

HU Jing-Yun¹, CAI Ming², SHANG Qing-Hui¹, LI Zhao-Run¹, LOU Shu-Jie^1,*

¹School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China；²School of Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China

Abstract

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has proven to be a time-saving and efficient exercise strategy. Compared with traditional aerobic exercise, it can provide similar or even better health benefits. In recent years, a number of studies have suggested that HIIT could be used as a potential exercise rehabilitation therapy to improve cognitive impairment caused by obesity, diabetes, stroke, dementia and other diseases. HIIT may be superior to regular aerobic exercise. This article reviews the recent research progress on HIIT with a focus on its beneficial effect on brain cognitive function and the underlying mechanisms. HIIT may become an effective exercise for the prevention and/or improvement of brain cognitive disorder.

Key words: high-intensity interval training; cognitive function; mechanisms

Received: 2020-03-08　　Accepted: 2020-09-16

Corresponding author: 娄淑杰　　E-mail: shujielou319@163.com

DOI: 10.13294/j.aps.2020.0077

Citing This Article：

HU Jing-Yun, CAI Ming, SHANG Qing-Hui, LI Zhao-Run, LOU Shu-Jie. Research advances on high-intensity interval training and cognitive function. Acta Physiol Sin 2021; 73 (1): 126-136 (in Chinese with English abstract).