The Effect of a single walking and walking meditation on executive control and autonomic nerve system of college students

• Main Authors: Su, Hui-Mao, 蘇暉貿
• Other Authors: Fang, Chin-Lung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/05927869872625044908

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 103 === The purposes of this study were to compare the differences in executive control (reaction time and accurate rate of cognitive test) and heart rate variability (low-frequency power, LF; high-frequency power, HF and LF/HF%) at single bout of 30-minutes walking, walking meditation and resting conditions of college male students. There were 30 healthy but no regular exercise habit male college students were recruited as the subjects and randomly assigned to control groups (CG),walking group (WG) and walking-meditation group (WMG). Each subject had asked to the lab twice for experimental explanation and practice and for testing. After 10 minutes of resting, each subject had carried the polar monitor system to perform either 30-minutes resting, walking, or walking meditation (focus on relaxation, step touching and counting.) The walking intensity was moderate (with 12-14 at 6-20 rate of perceived exertion). After 15 minutes of experimental activities, the subject was received the auditory Go/No-go test and Sternberg working memory task and the collected data were analzed with one way ANOVA and repeated- mixed ANOVA. Results: 1, The reaction time of WMG was faster than that of WG and CG and WG was faster than CG, but all not significant (p>.05).2,The numbers of accurate response of WMG was significantly higher than CG (p<.05) and WG was higher than CG. 3, The LF % of WMG and WG was significantly higher than CG after exercise (p<.05) . 4, The HF% of WMG and WG was lower than CG,but not significant (p>.05). 5, The LF/HF of WMG and WG was significantly higher than that of CG group during exercise and after exercise (p<.05). Conclusions: The 30 minutes of walking meditation improve part of cognitive function and the 30 minutes walking and walking meditation have changed the automatic nerve function.