Affective Valence and Enjoyment in High- and Moderate-High Intensity Interval Exercise. The Tromso Exercise Enjoyment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Exercise at high intensity may cause lower affective responses toward exercise compared with moderate intensity exercise. We aimed to elucidate affective valence and enjoyment in high- and moderate-high interval exercise.

Methods

Twenty recreationally active participants (9 females, 11 males, age range: 20-51 years) underwent three different treadmill running exercise sessions per week over a 3-week period, in randomized order; (1) CE70: 45 min continuous exercise at 70% of heart rate maximum (HR_max), (2) INT80: 4 × 4 min intervals at 80% of HR_max, (3) INT90: 4 × 4 min intervals at 90% of HR_max. Pre-tests included graded submaximal steady state intensities and a test to exhaustion for determining peak oxygen uptake and HR_max

SUBMITTER: Hammer TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982257 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature