부산대학교 도서관

Mood enhancement from exercise may occur due to distraction as proposed by the "timeout" hypothesis (Berger & Motl, 2000). This study examined whether exercise under conditions of distraction (television watching, reading) differed significantly from exercise controls. Fifty-three college age students were randomly assigned to; exercise while reading, exercise while watching television, or exercise control conditions. Participants completed a pre-exercise POMS after 5 minutes quiet rest, rode an electronically-braked cycle ergometer for 25 minutes at 60-75% of individual heart rate reserve (HRR), and completed a post-exercise POMS after 5 minutes post-exercise quiet rest. Ratings of perceived exertion (Borg, 1985) were collected every 5 minutes. A dependent t-test indicated that exercise improved mood from pre to post exercise (t(53) = 2. 71, p
There is a strong consensus within the exercise psychology literature that mood enhancement is a primary benefit of physical activity (Berger, 1996; Berger & McInnman, 1993; International Society of Sport [...]