Pairing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with motor skill acquisition may improve learning of some implicit motor sequences 3 Piece King Bookcase Bed w/Storage Footboard (albeit with some variability), but it is unclear if HIIT enhances explicit learning of motor sequences.We asked whether a single bout of HIIT after non-musicians learned to play a piano melody promoted better retention of the melody than low-intensity interval training (LIIT).Further, we investigated whether HIIT facilitated transfer of learning to a new melody.
We generated individualized exercise protocols by having participants (n = 25) with little musical training undergo a graded maximal exercise test (GXT) to determine their cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) and maximum power output (Wmax).In a subsequent session, participants practiced a piano melody (skill acquisition) and were randomly assigned to a single bout of HIIT or LIIT.Retention of the piano melody was tested 1 hour, 1 day, and 1 week after skill acquisition.
We also Display Frame evaluated transfer to learning a new melody 1 week after acquisition.Pitch and rhythm accuracy were analyzed with linear mixed-effects modeling.HIIT did not enhance sequence-specific retention of pitch or rhythmic elements of the piano melody, but there was modest evidence that HIIT facilitated transfer to learning a new melody.
We tentatively conclude that HIIT enhances explicit, task-general motor consolidation.