The Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Mood Improvement

Introduction Research conducted in the past investigating the relationship between exercise and mood has revealed that there is a “possible relationship between exercise… and mood…”(Berger and Owen, 1998, p. 611). In research conducted by Harte and Eifert (1995), test subjects generally reported feeling less anxious, depressed, angry, hostile and fatigued after their exercise session. Further research conducted by Berger and Owen obtained that different levels of exercise intensity were associated with mood benefits. Moreover, Mack, Huddleston and …showed first 75 words of 1645 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1645 total…Lichtman and Poser, 1983,; Dyer & Crouch, 1988 (cited in Mack et al., 2000, p.914). This research conducted, will show the results of the varying effects that physical activity has on ones mood, and overall positive developments on mood are expected to be found. The conclusions and results obtained from these experiments will also be useful for future research, as more intensive work and research will be needed to directly assume there is an association with mood and exercise.