Empirical description of effects of exercise on mood.
18 experienced joggers showed altered Mood Adjective Check List responding after jogging 12.5 miles, highlighted by increased pleasantness. Results support a broad-spectrum, unipolar approach to quantification of exercise-induced mood change.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012063:Relaxation