The effect of a physical exercise session on verbal, visuospatial and numerical performance was investigated in 186 men and 188 women, university students who were randomly divided into three experimental and three control groups. All subjects were tested on one of Eysenck's verbal, visuospatial, and numerical ability tests. The experimental groups were examined after a 40-min. intensive exercise session, while controls were tested without any prior fatiguing task. There was no significant difference among the groups, indicating that an intensive physical exercise session does not impair mental performance as measured here.
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