Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese
We aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and affective response, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), and physiological responses during self-paced exercise. Sixty-six women were divided into three groups accordingly with the BMI: obese (n = 22: 33.5 ± 8.5 yr; 34.9 ± 4.1...
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| author | Elsangedy, H. Nascimento, P. Machado, D. Krinski, K. Hardcastle, Sarah DaSilva, S. |
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| description | We aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and affective response, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), and physiological responses during self-paced exercise. Sixty-six women were divided into three groups accordingly with the BMI: obese (n = 22: 33.5 ± 8.5 yr; 34.9 ± 4.1 kg·m -2 ), overweight (n = 22: 34.8 ± 8.6 yr; 26.4 ± 1.3 kg·m -2 ), and normal-weight (n = 22: 30.8 ± 9.3 yr; 22.0 ± 1.6 kg·m -2 ). They underwent a graded exercise test and a 20-min self-paced walking session on a treadmill. Affective responses, RPE, heart rate (HR), and oxygen uptake (VO 2 ) were recorded every 5 min. The women with obesity experienced the lowest affective rates (p < .001), despite similar RPE, HR, and VO 2 to the other normal weight and overweight groups. In addition, a multiple regression model indicated that BMI was a significant predictor of affective responses (p < .001). In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that obesity is associated with poorer affective responses to exercise even at self-paced intensity, with the same physiological responses and perceived exertion. Therefore, techniques that aim directly to increase pleasure and/or reduce attentional focus and perception of effort in this population are required, such as affect-regulated prescription, shorter bouts of self-paced exercise throughout the day, distraction away from internal cues (e.g. music, group exercise), etc. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-671982018-08-28T01:30:55Z Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese Elsangedy, H. Nascimento, P. Machado, D. Krinski, K. Hardcastle, Sarah DaSilva, S. We aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and affective response, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), and physiological responses during self-paced exercise. Sixty-six women were divided into three groups accordingly with the BMI: obese (n = 22: 33.5 ± 8.5 yr; 34.9 ± 4.1 kg·m -2 ), overweight (n = 22: 34.8 ± 8.6 yr; 26.4 ± 1.3 kg·m -2 ), and normal-weight (n = 22: 30.8 ± 9.3 yr; 22.0 ± 1.6 kg·m -2 ). They underwent a graded exercise test and a 20-min self-paced walking session on a treadmill. Affective responses, RPE, heart rate (HR), and oxygen uptake (VO 2 ) were recorded every 5 min. The women with obesity experienced the lowest affective rates (p < .001), despite similar RPE, HR, and VO 2 to the other normal weight and overweight groups. In addition, a multiple regression model indicated that BMI was a significant predictor of affective responses (p < .001). In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that obesity is associated with poorer affective responses to exercise even at self-paced intensity, with the same physiological responses and perceived exertion. Therefore, techniques that aim directly to increase pleasure and/or reduce attentional focus and perception of effort in this population are required, such as affect-regulated prescription, shorter bouts of self-paced exercise throughout the day, distraction away from internal cues (e.g. music, group exercise), etc. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67198 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.031 Elsevier Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Elsangedy, H. Nascimento, P. Machado, D. Krinski, K. Hardcastle, Sarah DaSilva, S. Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title | Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title_full | Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title_fullStr | Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title_short | Poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| title_sort | poorer positive affect in response to self-paced exercise among the obese |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67198 |