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)