The Influence of Exercise Intensity on Frontal Electroencephalographic Asymmetry and Self-Reported

• Autores: Minjung Woo, Sungwoon Kim, Jingu Kim, Steven J. Petruzzello, Brradley D. Hatfield
• Localización: Research quarterly for exercise and sport, ISSN 0270-1367, Vol. 81, Nº. 3, 2010, págs. 349-359
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The �feel better� effect of exercise has been well established, but the optimal intensity needed to elicit a positive affective response is controversial. In addition, the mechanisms underlying such a response are unclear. To clarify these issues, female undergraduate students were monitored for electroencephalographic (EEG) and self-reported affective responses during the recovery period following rest, low, moderate, and high intensities of treadmill running, each lasting 30 min. Frontal EEG asymmetry and self-reported vigor scores following exercise at all three intensities were significantly elevated compared to those observed following rest. The results suggest that steady-state aerobic exercise bouts executed at varying intensities induce a similar affective response during the recovery period when assessed at both the behavioral and psychophysiological levels