Acute submaximal exercise does not impact aspects of cognition and BDNF in people with spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Objective: To investigate the effect of acute submaximal exercise, based on the spinal cord injury (SCI) Exercise Guidelines, on cognition and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in people with SCI. Design: Eight adults (7 males) with traumatic SCI volunteered in this pre-registered pilot study. In randomized order, participants completed submaximal intensity arm cycling (60% of measured peak-power output at 55-60 rpm) for 30 min or …