The Relationship Between Aerobic Capacity and Cognitive Performance

Year 2019, Volume: 24 Issue: 2, 159 - 169, 13.06.2019

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https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.545550

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Abstract

 Aerobic capacity is the capacity to deliver
oxygen from the outside to the skeletal muscles. The best and most reliable
criterion for aerobic capacity is the maximum oxygen con­sumption (VO2max), which is measured using a progressive test
protocol. VO2max can be measured by the indirect and direct methods in submaximal and
maximal exercise tests. Genetics, age, sex, activity level, body mass index,
and exercise mode can be counted as factors affecting VO2max. All steps in the delivery of oxygen to the muscles
include factors that may have a limiting effect on VO2max, the most effective
of which is the maximal cardiac output. Cognitive performance is the mental
ability to process and evaluate the knowledge acquired through experience or
learning, and involves different cognitive func­tions such as inhibitory
control, processing speed, working memory, cognitive flexibility, visual
spatial processing, problem solving, and learning. Aerobic activity is a
powerful stimulus for improving the mental health and the structural changes in
the brain. This review addresses the relationship between cognitive functions
and aerobic capacity and the level of cognitive performance-increasing exercise

Keywords

Aerobic capacity, cognitive performance, maximum oxygen uptake, exercise, VO2max

Aerobik Kapasite ve Bilişsel Performans İlişkisi

Abstract

 Aerobik kapasite, dışarıdan alınan
oksijeni iskelet kaslarına iletme kapasitesidir. Aerobik kapasite için en iyi
ve en güvenilir ölçüt, kademeli artan bir test protokolüyle ölçülen mak­simum
oksijen tüketimidir (VO2maks). VO2maks değeri submaksimal ve maksimal egzersiz testlerinde
indirekt ve direkt yöntemle ölçülebilir. Genetik, yaş, cinsiyet, aktivite seviyesi,
vücut kitle indeksi ve egzersiz modu VO2maks değerine etki eden faktörler arasında sayıla­bilir.
Oksijenin kaslara iletimindeki tüm basamaklarda VO2maks üzerinde sınırlandırıcı
etki yapabilecek faktörler olup bunların en etkilisi maksimal kalp debisidir.
Bilişsel performans, zihnin deneyim veya öğrenme ile edinilen bilgiyi işleme ve
değerlendirme yeteneği olup inhibitör kontrol, işlem hızı, çalışan bellek, bilişsel
esneklik, görsel–uzamsal işlem, problem çözme ve öğrenme gibi farklı bilişsel
fonksiyonları içerir. Aerobik aktivite, zihinsel sağlığın gelişimi ve serebral
yapısal değişiklikler için güçlü bir uyarıcıdır. Bu derlemede aerobik ka­pasitenin
ve bu kapasiteyi artırıcı egzersiz seviyesinin bilişsel fonksiyonlarla olan ilişkisi
irdelenmiştir.

Keywords

Aerobik Kapasite, Bilişsel Performans, Egzersiz, maksimum oksijen tüketimi, VO2max

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