The effects of a four-week digital mindfulness intervention during a rowing taskShow full item record
Title | The effects of a four-week digital mindfulness intervention during a rowing task |
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Author | Gay, Rebekah |
Date | 2024-05-08 |
Genre | Thesis |
Abstract | Mindfulness can be defined as paying attention nonjudgmentally, in the present moment, and being accepting of thoughts (Kabat-Zinn, 1994). Previous research has highlighted how mindfulness can be used to build physical activity habits, namely through enjoyment of physical activity, and utilizing associative attention during an exercise task which contradicts typical thinking about enjoyment of exercise (Cox et al., 2018; Cox et al., 2020; Yang & Conroy, 2019). The purpose of the current study was to examine if mainstream mindfulness delivered via technology could be used to increase the enjoyment of exercise within an active population. A total of 32 participants between 18 and 37 years of age (21.09 + 3.66) who met World Health Organization (WHO) physical activity guidelines and had no previous experience with mindfulness or meditation were included. Participants were either in the mindfulness intervention (n = 17) or control condition (n = 15). Participants completed ten visits over four weeks, each visit consisting of watching an episode of either Headspace Guide to Meditation or Wild Babies on Netflix, followed by a 25-minute rowing task. Results found that the intervention group exercised at a higher intensity and with associative attention, whereas the control group exercised at a lower intensity, with dissociative attention, and all participants reported the same rating of perceived exertion. The mindful exercisers experienced improved forecasted and remembered pleasure from the intervention, indicating that they had better positive perceptions of the exercise they completed, leading them to be more optimistic about their next exercise bout. This research benefits exercise professionals to understand better how mindfulness can be used to improve enjoyment of exercise, leading future research to investigate if the same results can be found for inactive populations, who could use the intervention to create and sustain exercise habits. |
Link | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/64306 |
Department | Kinesiology |
Advisor | Trocchio, Robyn |
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