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Effects of Acute Coordinative vs. Endurance Exercise on Cortisol Concentration in Healthy Women and Men.
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- The effect of an 8-week Life Kinetics exercise program on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and ımmunoglobulin-A in U14 female cross-country skiers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The effects of acute coordinative vs. endurance exercise on the testosterone concentration.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Research on changes in psychological, physical fatigue and emotional states in the National Youth Orienteering Preparation Camp.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Acute 3.5-minute light-intensity exercise enhances executive function and psychological mood in children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparative effects of single-task and dual-task acute moderate-intensity exercise on cortisol and cognitive performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical exercise can cause neuroendocrine activation, which increases salivary cortisol concentrations. Until now there have been no studies comparing the acute effects of endurance and coordinative exercise on cortisol.
objectiveTo examine the effects of an acute bout of endurance vs. coordinative exercise with the same intensity and duration with an intraindividual comparison.
methods61 female and male students between 18 and 30 years completed an acute coordinative exercise (Co) and one week later an endurance exercise (En) of the same exercise intensity, which was self-set on the first day, with a heart rate of between 64-76% of maximum over a period of 15 min. To measure changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, saliva samples were collected before (t0 and after exercise (t1: 5 min, t2: 30 min).
resultsBaseline values of cortisol (t0) did not differ significantly (t(55) = .233, p = .816). Analysis of variance revealed main effects for type of exercise (F (1) = 5.587, p = .022, η
conclusionFor the first time we showed that Co produced a higher cortisol release than En of the same exercise intensity and duration. Interventions such as Co require higher cognitive engagement resulting in higher cortisol than En.
trial registrationDRKS, Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien. Registered 20 July 2020, https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00016590 .
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