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The short-term influence of high and low intensity physical exercise on mood

Steptoe, Andrew, Bolton, James·1988·Psychology & Health
DOI 10.1080/08870448808400346
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This study was designed to replicate and extend previous observations that the acute response to high intensity exercise is an increase in anxiety and other negative feelings. Forty female volunteers were allocated to two conditions—20 exercised at high level (100W) for 1.5 min, while 20 exercised at a low level (ZW). The purpose of the experiment was disguised. Mood was assessed before. during and immediately after exercise, and over a 1.5-min recovery period. Subjects were subsequently divided into highly and moderately fit groups on the basis of cardiac responses to a standard workload. It was found that tensiodanxiety increased immediately after high intensity exercise, declining over the recovery period. A similar pattern was found for mental fatigue. During exercise itself, anxiety diminished in the low but not the high intensity condition, No differences between fitness groups were observed in these patterns, although highly fit subjects reported greater mental vigour and exhilaration than moderately fit subjects following high intensity exercise. The mechanisms that may mediate these responses are discussed.

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  • Most of the positive effects of regular exercise may only manifest themselves in the long-term for non-exercisers starting a work-out program.

    “Non-exercisers starting a work-out program should realize that most of the positive effects of regular exercise may only manifest themselves in the long-term (Hsiao and Thayer 1998; Salmon 2001; Steptoe and Bolton 1988).”

    From Energy Management of People in Organizations: A Review and Research Agenda (2011) · cites this paper as Steptoe and Bolton 1988

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Authors
Steptoe, A., & Bolton, J.
Affiliations
University of London (GB)
ORCID
Steptoe, Andrew
Venue
Psychology & Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1988-04
Volume
2
Issue
2
Pages
91-106
ISSN
  • 0887-0446 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-8321
DOI
10.1080/08870448808400346
OpenAlex
W1998384988
Cited by
94
References
25
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychology and Health (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
Keywords
acute exercise, high-intensity exercise, low-intensity exercise, mood, anxiety, mental fatigue, physical fitness, cardiac response, women

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