Acute Effects of a Single Bout of High-intensity Training on the Mood of Adolescent Athletes

Long Xue, Lin Zhai, Chen Guo, Shan Ma, Bingzhi Wan, Xueting Li, Jiaojiao Li, Gongbing Shan, Bingjun Wan
2019 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Science, Public Health and Education (SSPHE 2018)   unpublished
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the association between acute high-intensity training with mood and cognitive function, and whether this association varies with life-related stress. Methods: A pre-and-post single group design was chosen. Subjects were junior-high and high school athletes (aged12-17years). Mood was measured before and immediately after acute high-intensity training. Changes in pre-and-post test scores were analyzed by Paired-Samples T Test. Results: Acute
more » ... ntensity training could improve the mood of adolescent athletes. Conclusion: Overall, the findings of this study suggested that acute high-intensity training is positively related to young athletes' mood, and the mood of young athletes with high levels of life-related stress were more likely to be improved.
doi:10.2991/ssphe-18.2019.72 fatcat:br4dzevk5jepnjksp3tj6r3fri