Table 2. Pre- and post-exercise mood reports for most- and least-preferred exercise modalities (n = 25). Data are means (±SD).
| Mood |
Pre-exercise |
Post-exercise |
| Anger |
| Most-preferred exercise |
58.64 (22.68) |
48.56 (8.18) |
| Least preferred exercise |
53.40 (15.45) |
52.65 (11.12) |
| Confusion |
| Most-preferred exercise |
45.87 (6.02) |
42.56 (1.78) |
| Least preferred exercise |
45.04 (8.13) |
43.88 (3.70) |
| Depression |
| Most-preferred exercise |
52.28 (12.27) |
46.29 (3.01) |
| Least preferred exercise |
54.89 (12.90) |
51.50 (9.40) |
| Fatigue |
| Most-preferred exercise |
54.50 (12.94) |
50.55 (12.23) |
| Least preferred exercise |
56.69 (11.55) |
53.62 (10.50) |
| Tension |
| Most-preferred exercise |
40.11 (4.20) |
38.16 (2.15) |
| Least preferred exercise |
42.05 (6.93) |
39.26 (2.96) |
| Vigor |
| Most-preferred exercise |
44.03 (10.57) |
59.19 (6.57) |
| Least preferred exercise |
41.28 (8.94) |
44.56 (8.68) |
