Can Affective Response to Exercise be Improved with Training?

CAN AFFECTIVE RESPONSE BE IMPROVED WITH TRAINING? 2 This study examined affective response data collected over the course of a longitudinal cardiorespiratory exercise training intervention. A total of N = 76 sedentary women were randomly assigned to one of four exercise training conditions fully crossed on intensity and duration. Participants were instructed to complete 4-bouts of supervised exercise per week, for 16-weeks. Core affective responses to exercise were measured using the Feeling Scale (FS) and Felt Arousal Scale (FAS) every 10 minutes over the course of a single exercise bout, during weeks 0, 4, 8, and 16. The goal of this study was to determine if core affective responses to exercise can improve with training, and if BMI moderates this response to exercise over time