Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Fractionated Reaction Time and Speed of Movement
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1990
Publication Title
Journal of Gerontology
Keywords
Exercise, physical fitness, psychomotor performance, age / psychology
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of aerobic and variable resistance exercise training on fractionated reaction time (RT) and speed of movement (SM) in elderly individuals, premotor time (PMT), motor time (MT), total RT, and SM were measured in 49 healthy, untrained men and women, 70 to 79 years of age, before and after 6 months of training. Subjects were randomized into either a walk/jog (n = 17), a strength training (n = 20), or a control group (n = 12). Improvements in aerobic capacity were only weakly related to reduced total RT (r = 0.30, p less than .05). Analysis of covariance revealed that there were no differences (p greater than .05) among the three groups after training with respect to PMT, MT, total RT, and SM. These findings indicate that 6 months of aerobic and strength training did not induce significant changes in RT or SM in this group.
Recommended Citation
Panton, Lynn Bishop; Graves, James PhD; Pollock, Michael L.; Hagberg, James M.; and Chen, William, "Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Fractionated Reaction Time and Speed of Movement" (1990). Department of Exercise, Health and Sport Science. 91.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/sportscience/91
