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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Oct;111(2):333-42.
doi: 10.2466/02.06.13.15.PMS.111.5.333-342.

Mood enhancement persists for up to 12 hours following aerobic exercise: a pilot study

Jeremy S Sibold  1 , Kathleen M Berg
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Mood enhancement persists for up to 12 hours following aerobic exercise: a pilot study

Jeremy S Sibold et al. Percept Mot Skills. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

The objective was to estimate the duration of the effects of aerobic exercise on mood. Healthy men (n = 13) and women (n = 35) ages 18 to 25 years (M = 20.2, SD = 3.4) were randomly assigned to either a control or exercise group. Participants completed the Profile of Mood States before, after, and at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours following either exercise at 60% VO2 peak or quiet rest. Repeated-measures analysis of covariance was utilized with VO2 peak entered as a covariate. The exercise group showed significantly lower total mood disturbance immediately after and at 4, 8, and 12 hours following exercise.

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