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Acute exercise effect
A change in affect during a single bout of physical activity or in the hours after it, as distinct from the effects of regular activity over weeks. Studies in everyday settings consistently associate activity with higher positive, energetic affect over the next few hours, while evidence for lower negative affect is inconsistent. How the bout feels depends partly on intensity, with pleasure declining mainly above the ventilatory threshold. Physical activity lifts positive affect for hours and, practised regularly, is associated with lower depression and anxiety in trials. This note reviews the meta-analyses, the role of intensity, and why exertion does not discharge anger. Moderate physical activity lifts positive affect for hours and, done regularly, is associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms. Exertion does not discharge anger, so lower arousal first and keep exercise for mood. The works the definition rests on, with the level of evidence each was appraised at. (2006). The effect of acute aerobic exercise on positive activated affect: A meta-analysis. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2005.11.003 Cited for the claim that acute aerobic exercise increases positive activated affect in the short term. The number and designs of included studies were not re-verified from an abstract, so claims relying on it are held at moderate confidence. (2015). The acute relationships between affect, physical feeling states, and physical activity in daily life: A review of current evidence. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01975 Supports the claims that physical activity consistently predicted higher positive affect over the next few hours and that evidence for reduced negative affect was inconsistent. Intensive longitudinal observational studies, so direction and confounding remain open. (2011). The pleasure and displeasure people feel when they exercise at different intensities. doi:10.2165/11590680-000000000-00000 Supports the claims that pleasure declines mainly above the ventilatory or lactate threshold, that sub-threshold intensities produce pleasant changes for most people with large individual variability near the threshold, and that self-selected intensity fosters tolerance of higher intensities. Narrative review of experimental studies.Where the site uses it
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