The effects of acute resistance and aerobic exercise modes on cognitive performance in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment

Methods: Thirty-six elderly people with MCI were recruited and randomly assigned to a resistance exercise (RE) group (n-12), aerobic exercise (AE) group (n=12), and non-exercise-intervention (control) group (n=12). Cognitive performance was measured when individuals performed a task-switching paradigm at baseline and after either an acute bout of 30 minutes of moderate-intensity RE, AE, or a control period.