Table 2.

Comparison of changes in Stroop reaction time (s) for all the groups before and after the 16-week intervention period (mean ± SD)

	HIIT group (n = 11)			MCT group (n = 13)			RT group (n = 22)			CON group (n = 19)
Stroop task	Reaction time (s)	% change	Effect size	Reaction time (s)	% change	Effect size	Reaction time (s)	% change	Effect size	Reaction time (s)	% change	Effect size
Neutral
Before	28.42 ± 5.76			25.42 ± 2.33			30.03 ± 5.22			28.85 ± 5.02
After	23.16 ± 2.85	−18.51	1.11*	23.81 ± 2.34	−6.33	0.69	25.51 ± 3.65	−15.05	1.00*	25.67 ± 3.90	−11.02	0.70
Incongruent
Before	41.62 ± 11.18			45.98 ± 10.71			53.60 ± 17.48			49.86 ± 16.75
After	34.21 ± 6.37	−17.80	0.79	35.0 ± 5.72	−23.88	1.28*	38.94 ± 6.82	−27.35	1.12*	37.48 ± 8.30	−24.83	0.94*
Interference
Before	13.96 ± 7.79			20.56 ± 9.26			23.85 ± 14.50			21.01 ± 13.81
After	11.05 ± 4.31	−20.85	0.45	11.19 ± 3.99	−45.57	1.31*	12.30 ± 4.68	−48.43	1.07*	10.93 ± 5.42	−47.98	0.95*

HIIT high-intensity aerobic interval training, MCT moderate continuous aerobic training, RT resistance training, CON control

^*Significantly different from pre-test (P < 0.05)