Abstract
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 students were randomly assigned to; exercise while reading, exercise while watching television, or exercise control conditions. Participants completed a pre-exercise Profile of Mood States (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. Results of a one-way MANOVA comparing conditions on POMS subscale change scores indicated a nonsignificant overall exercise condition effect. A one-way MANCOVA, using exercise conditions as independent variables and pre-exercise POMS subscale scores as covariates was also nonsignificant. Results of a 3×5 (exercise condition×RPE assessment) repeated measures ANOVA indicated a nonsignificant interaction and main effect for exercise. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Journal of Sport Behavior |
| Volume | 26 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Disciplines
- Kinesiology