TOPIC 2 - exercise and mental health
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- Topic 2 - Exercise and Mental Health
- Steinberg + Sykes : endorphin hypothesis 1985,
- idea that sustained exercise produces beta endorphins in response to stress on the body
- Take home message = exercise increases euphoria
- idea that sustained exercise produces beta endorphins in response to stress on the body
- POMS : Profile of Mood States. Mclair 1971
- Measures tension, depression, confusion, fatigue, anger and vigour
- test has 65 items, scale of 1 - 5
- BRUMS : short version of POMS
- Only has 24 items, by Brunel University
- Peacock - green exercise
- local MIND group completed 2 walks, one in shopping centre, one in countryside
- results - outdoor walk reduced 5 negative mood states
- Take home message = green exercise improves mood
- results - outdoor walk reduced 5 negative mood states
- local MIND group completed 2 walks, one in shopping centre, one in countryside
- Boecker : support endorphin hypothesis
- Analysed PET scans of German male runners before and after 2hr run
- Also used Visual Analog Mood Scale
- Analysed PET scans of German male runners before and after 2hr run
- LEWIS ET AL - Parkinsons disease + dancing
- aim - see effect of a dance session on mood in elderly people with PD
- Procedure - 10 min warm up, 30 min dance, 5 min break, 5min cool down
- Long cycle - 12 weeks, 10 dance sessions
- Short cycle - 1 dance session in 9th week
- Procedure - 10 min warm up, 30 min dance, 5 min break, 5min cool down
- Results - Anger and tension significantly reduced, TMD reduced, those with depression report less fatigue
- Take home message - dancing increases mood
- aim - see effect of a dance session on mood in elderly people with PD
- Steinberg + Sykes : endorphin hypothesis 1985,
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