Altering Focus of Attention Effects Isometric Muscular Endurance and Heart Rate during Fitness Testing

Autor/inn/en	Markwell, Logan T.; Nolan, Russel; Brown, Blake; Makaruk, Hubert; Porter, Jared M.
Titel	Altering Focus of Attention Effects Isometric Muscular Endurance and Heart Rate during Fitness Testing
Quelle	In: Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26 (2022) 3, S.221-231 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1091-367X
DOI	10.1080/1091367X.2021.2013229
Schlagwörter	Attention; Physical Fitness; Testing; Exercise Physiology; Psychomotor Skills; Metabolism; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Leistungsfähigkeit; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sportphysiologie; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Stoffwechsel
Abstract	Subtle instructional changes that direct attentional focus can lead to changes in performance, potentially hindering a fitness assessment. An external attentional focus has been found to improve motor performance, however less is known about instructional effects on performance and the physiological response during an isometric endurance test. To better understand how attentional focus effects endurance fitness tests, two experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 showed that an external focus instruction (68.41 sec, SD = 34.20) led to significantly higher endurance performance compared to an internal instruction (60.22 sec, SD = 34.54). Experiment 2 revealed that heart rate during the internal condition (M = 117.51 bpm, SD = 14.19) was higher compared to the external (M = 114.17 bmp, SD = 13.19) and control (M = 115.40 bpm, SD = 16.85). Additionally, performance was greater during external instructions (M = 107.01 sec, SD = 46.35) compared to internal (M = 95.25 sec, SD = 38.19). (As Provided).
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