Eine Analyse von 21 Studien mit 1.455 Teilnehmern ergab, dass Sportler ein besseres Arbeitsgedächtnis hatten als Nicht-Sportler, wobei dieser Vorteil im Vergleich zu Personen mit sitzender Tätigkeit sogar noch ausgeprägter war
https://www.jyu.fi/en/news/athletes-have-significantly-better-working-memory-than-sedentary-people
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>The working memory advantage for athletes over non-athletes was found across different types of sports and performance levels. Interestingly, this advantage was more pronounced when athletes were contrasted with a sedentary population, compared to the analysis where the sedentary population was excluded from the non-athlete reference group. Doctoral researcher Chenxiao Wu states that most of the studies included in this meta-analysis were well-conducted, with a low risk of bias, and no signs of publication bias.
>The current results in athletes add to the evidence supporting the benefits of sports on human cognition and highlight the importance of physical activity in promoting brain health
Paper: [Full article: Comparison of working memory performance in athletes and non-athletes: a meta-analysis of behavioural studies](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09658211.2024.2423812)
“The current results in athletes add to the evidence supporting the benefits of sports on human cognition and highlight the importance of physical activity in promoting brain health.”
I mean surely the other explanation is that healthier people do more sport?
I mean what the “sendetary” group is full of people with amazing physical and mental health who always make great lifestyle choices are food and drugs, right guys, right???
such meta-analysis doesn’t really add much because of publication bias.
Makes sense, anecdotal, when I used to do HIIT my mental health was so much better. I was happier and more quick witted (and I could eat/drink whatever I wanted, I was always hungry)
But time takes its toll and I eventually injured my back and had to stop. I have a physical job now but nowhere near the same intensity and the difference mentally is staggering.
I am far more depressed now, have trouble remembering things that I should. I have to watch what I eat and that’s only when I actually have an appetite.