Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Psychological and cardiovascular reactivity to acute, moderate-intensity exercise were investigated in student participants (n = 20). Psychological indices showed a significant increase in “positive engagement,” whereas the Waseda Affect Scale of Exercise and Durable Activity (WASEDA) indicated a reduction in “tranquility.” Moreover, “Negative affect” showed a maximum increase during exercise and a decreased after exercise. Physiological indices, such as systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), and cardiac output (CO) showed a significant increase, whereas levels of total peripheral resistance (TPR) and baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS) decreased during exercise, which is a typical physiological reaction during aerobic exercise. BRS, an indicator of cardiac vagal activity reached a minimal level during exercise and increased after exercise. Relationship between psychological and physiological indices indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between “positive engagement” and SBP, DBP, and TPR, as well as between “tranquility” and CO, whereas there was a significant positive correlation between “tranquility” and TPR, as well as between “negative affect” and SBP, DBP, and TPR.
Institutions: Waseda University, Bunkyo Gakuin University
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2321557780