Andrew Huberman· PhD
Performing cognitive work in the 1-3 hrs post exercise (provided the training was not too intense); note this has largely been explored for cardiovascular training only.
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Performing cognitive work in the 1-3 hrs post exercise (provided the training was not too intense); note this has largely been explored for cardiovascular training only.
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my study looked at two hours after you finish your workout we gave you these cognitive tests. During that two-hour period, you were free to do anything except exercise or eat. But two hours later, you did do significantly better on these focused attention tasks compared to a group that watched videos for the exercise period.
And perhaps if I had started the cognitive work 45 minutes after my exercise ended, it would also be helpful.
So there's no reason to think that there's a, that you have to wait before starting cognitive work.