Affective Responses to Acute Bouts of Aerobic Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, and Combinations of Exercise and Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Intervention

Edwards, Meghan K.; Loprinzi, Paul D.

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“…The sample size required for the present experiment was calculated using G*Power 3.1 (Faul, Erdfelder, Lang, & Buchner, ). The results of the study by Edwards and Loprinzi () were used as group parameters to estimate the effect size. It was indicated that 19 participants would be required (

η_{p}^{2}

= .11; f = .35; α = .05; 1 – β = .90).…”

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“…The meditation routine used in the present study was hypothesized to increase the use of associative thoughts, and through indirect pathways, elicit a more positive affective state, and render the physical task more enjoyable than under normal circumstances (Edwards & Loprinzi, ). However, it is relevant to note that the MF intervention was not hypothesized to influence task performance and exertional responses.…”

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Effects of mindfulness on psychological and psychophysiological responses during self‐paced walking

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of an audio‐guided mindfulness (MF) single session on psychological and psychophysiological responses during an outdoor walking task. Twenty‐four participants (12 females and 12 males; Mage = 23.6, SD = 3.9 years) were required to walk 200 m at a pace of their choosing. Two experimental conditions (mindfulness meditation and mindlessness [ML] meditation) and a control condition (CO) were administered. Electrical activity in the brain was measured by the use of a portable electroencephalography (EEG) system during walking. Fast Fourier Transform was used to decompose the EEG samples into theta (5–7 Hz), alpha (8–14 Hz), and beta (15–29 Hz) frequencies. Brain connectivity analysis between frontal and temporo‐parietal electrode sites was conducted to explore functional interactions through the use of spectral coherence. Affective and perceptual responses were measured by the use of single‐item scales and questionnaires. The present findings indicate that MF was sufficiently potent to reallocate attention toward task‐related thoughts, downregulate perceived activation, and enhance affective responses to a greater degree than the other two conditions. Conversely, ML was sufficient to increase the use of dissociative thoughts, make participants less aware of their physical sensations and emotions, induce a more negative affective state, and upregulate perceived activation to a greater extent than MF and CO. The brain mechanisms that underlie the effects of MF on exercise appear to be associated with the enhanced inter‐hemispheric connectivity of high‐frequency waves between right frontal and left temporo‐parietal areas of the cortex.

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= .11; f = .35; α = .05; 1 – β = .90).…”

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“…There are also a number of environmental and personal factors that require careful consideration while testing this model. One's ability to focus and experience with the practice of meditation are common examples of personal factors that could potentially influence the effects of meditation on exercise (Figure 2; de Bruin et al, 2017;Kang et al, 2017;Edwards and Loprinzi, 2018). In the present model, focused attention meditation is proposed to have a substantial impact upon the reallocation of attentional focus outwardly, preventing taskrelevant signals (e.g., distance covered) from entering focal awareness (Rejeski, 1985).…”

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Exploring the Use of Meditation as a Valuable Tool to Counteract Sedentariness

Bigliassi

Bertuzzi

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Some forms of meditation have been recently proposed as effective tools to facilitate the handling of undesired thoughts and reappraisal of negative emotions that commonly arise during exercise-related situations. The effects of meditation-based interventions on psychological responses could also be used as a means by which to increase exercise adherence and counteract the detrimental consequences of sedentariness. In the present article, we briefly describe the effects of meditation on physical activity and related factors. We also propose a theoretical model as a means by which to further understanding of the effects of meditation on psychological, psychophysical, and psychophysiological responses during exercise. The results of very recent studies in the realms of cognitive and affective psychology are promising. The putative psychological mechanisms underlying the effects of meditation on exercise appear to be associated with the interpretation of interoceptive and exteroceptive sensory signals. This is primarily due to the fact that meditation influences the cerebral processing of physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts. In such instances, the bodily and perceptual responses that are commonly reported during exercise might be assuaged during the practice of meditation. It also appears that conscious presence and self-compassion function as an emotional backdrop against which more complex behaviors can be forged. In such instances, re-engagement to physical activity programs can be more effectively achieved through the implementation of holistic methods to treat the body and mind. The comments provided in the present paper might have very important implications for exercise adherence and the treatment of hypokinetic diseases.

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“…Furthermore, similar dimensions (e.g., positive affect, PA enjoyment, PE enjoyment, revitalization, positive engagement, and remembered pleasure) were identified as PAVs, and negative affective variables were excluded. We intentionally selected the shortest duration of 10 min for PA, given that 10 min is the shortest recommended duration of exercise to elicit health benefits (Edwards and Loprinzi, 2019 ).…”

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Can Positive Affective Variables Mediate Intervention Effects on Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Well-developed theories are necessary to guide the public in increasing physical activity (PA) and promoting physical health. The role of positive affective variables (PAVs) in exercise is gaining more attention, but none of the literature has provided a systematic review and quantitative analysis of its mediating role. Therefore, the purposes of this study are (1) to systematically review studies of PA interventions, that use PAVs as the mediating variables, in order to evaluate and provide narrative summaries of these studies; (2) to statistically synthesize evidence for the mechanism of the effects of PAVs on PA outcomes. To conduct an extensive search, a PRISMA-compliant protocol was completed, and five electronic databases had been searched by 1 April 2020. We used a two-stage structural equation modeling (TSSEM) analysis approach to test how interventions trigger the critical PA change process to influence outcomes. The search strategy generated 1,732 papers potentially relevant to this study; forty of these studies met the data extraction criteria for meta-analytic mediation analysis. The path coefficient from intervention to PAV a = 0.26 (95% CI = 0.08 to 0.44), the path coefficient from PAV to PA b = 0.21 (95% CI = 0.13 to 0.28), and the direct effect from intervention to PA is also significant (c = 0.19, 95% CI = 0.12 to 0.26). In addition, the indirect effect of intervention on PA via PAV was statistically significant (c' = 0.05, 95% CI = 0.02 to 0.10). This reveals that PAVs partially mediate the relationship between interventions and PA. Our study is the first to systematically summarize the effects of experimental studies to increase PA through PAVs. It is highly recommended to make future interventions more innovative and to target the PAVs as mediators with higher fidelity.

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Affective Responses to Acute Bouts of Aerobic Exercise, Mindfulness Meditation, and Combinations of Exercise and Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Intervention

Cited by 25 publications

References 48 publications

Effects of mindfulness on psychological and psychophysiological responses during self‐paced walking

Effects of mindfulness on psychological and psychophysiological responses during self‐paced walking

Exploring the Use of Meditation as a Valuable Tool to Counteract Sedentariness

Can Positive Affective Variables Mediate Intervention Effects on Physical Activity? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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