Visual supercompensation following short-term exhaustive exercise
This study highlights that short-term exhaustive exercise can induce transient enhancements in visual performance, particularly in tasks requiring rapid recognition, coordination, and peripheral awareness. Whether similar effects occur in athletes, who likely start from a higher baseline of performance than physically inactive individuals participants, remains unknown. Such visual supercompensation could be valuable for athletes and professionals in fast-paced environments, offering an opportunity to optimise visual-motor function before performance-critical tasks.
Authors
- Musa Lewis Mathunjwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-3356)
- Gerrit Jan Breukelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2586-4668)
- Razieh Khanmohammadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-6085)
- Ina Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8400-8234)
- Lourens Millard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-8983)
- Brandon S. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-8361)
- Gregory A. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-4101)
- Takalani Clearance Muluvhu
- Phindile Zifikile Shangase
Institutions
- University of Essex (GB)
- University of Zululand (ZA)
- Tshwane University of Technology (ZA)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (US)
- Urmia University (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1583286
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44