Keep calm and exercise on: A single bout of exercise supports executive function across a continuum of trait anxiety levels
Lian Buwadi, Gianna Jeyarajan, Alma Rahimi, Matthew Heath, Benjamin Tari · 2026
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Lian Buwadi and co-authors test whether one bout of exercise lifts thinking control in people across the full anxiety range. Executive function steers daily tasks, and a tense disposition has been tied to weaker control. A single exercise session is known to sharpen control right after, which might offset that drag.
Thirty-one adults rode a bike at a moderate pace for twenty-five minutes and, on another day, rested for the same span. An eye-move task measured control before and after each session. Anxiety scores spanned from low to high across the group. Higher anxiety tracked with slower responses everywhere, exercise or not. Yet the post-exercise speed gain arrived in full at every anxiety level. One workout thus boosts control without asking how anxious the rider tends to be.
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| CREATOR | Lian Buwadi, Gianna Jeyarajan, Alma Rahimi, Matthew Heath, Benjamin Tari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |