The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry
(1) Background: Acute bouts of exercise have been associated with affective changes. Exercise supplemented with distraction may divert attention from unpleasant feelings commonly associated with exercise to more pleasant feelings. The purpose of this study was to compare affective responses to exerc...
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| description | (1) Background: Acute bouts of exercise have been associated with affective changes. Exercise supplemented with distraction may divert attention from unpleasant feelings commonly associated with exercise to more pleasant feelings. The purpose of this study was to compare affective responses to exercise with and without distraction. (2) Methods: 25 individuals volunteered for this investigation and completed all three conditions. This study included three 30 min cycle ergometry exercise conditions, a control condition with no stimuli and two test conditions; one supplemented with a self-selected video and the other self-selected music. The Feeling Scale (FS) was administered prior to, every 10 min during, immediately following, and 10 min post exercise. (3) Results: These data demonstrate a significant condition effect for FS during exercise. The condition effect was due to FS being greater in the video and distraction conditions. There was no time by condition interaction seen during exercise. (4) Conclusion: These data indicate that distraction may be effective in supporting a more pleasant exercise experience and could potentially increase exercise adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14ebfe909d2f48dea7f822625dddad272022-12-22T02:15:15ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632016-03-01422110.3390/sports4020021sports4020021The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle ErgometryPaul C. Miller0Eric E. Hall1Elizabeth K. Bailey2Department of Exercise Science, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USADepartment of Exercise Science, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USADepartment of Health and Human Performance, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USA(1) Background: Acute bouts of exercise have been associated with affective changes. Exercise supplemented with distraction may divert attention from unpleasant feelings commonly associated with exercise to more pleasant feelings. The purpose of this study was to compare affective responses to exercise with and without distraction. (2) Methods: 25 individuals volunteered for this investigation and completed all three conditions. This study included three 30 min cycle ergometry exercise conditions, a control condition with no stimuli and two test conditions; one supplemented with a self-selected video and the other self-selected music. The Feeling Scale (FS) was administered prior to, every 10 min during, immediately following, and 10 min post exercise. (3) Results: These data demonstrate a significant condition effect for FS during exercise. The condition effect was due to FS being greater in the video and distraction conditions. There was no time by condition interaction seen during exercise. (4) Conclusion: These data indicate that distraction may be effective in supporting a more pleasant exercise experience and could potentially increase exercise adherence.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/4/2/21exercisedistractionfeeling scaleaffect |
| spellingShingle | Paul C. Miller Eric E. Hall Elizabeth K. Bailey The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry Sports exercise distraction feeling scale affect |
| title | The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry |
| title_full | The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry |
| title_short | The Influence of Various Distraction Stimuli on Affective Responses during Recumbent Cycle Ergometry |
| title_sort | influence of various distraction stimuli on affective responses during recumbent cycle ergometry |
| topic | exercise distraction feeling scale affect |
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