A recent study presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) suggests that the mood enhancing effects of exercise can last longer than an hour, as previously thought. Compared with a control group that did not exercise, the survey group of healthy men and women who exercised reported enhanced moods up to 12 hours post-exercise. volunteers performed exercise at 60% of aerobic capacity, which indicates that moderate-intensity exercise is enough to boost mood. Because these effects appear to fade after 12 hours, the researchers are recommending daily exercise. Current ACSM guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week, which can be achieved in 30 minute segments five days a week.
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Tags: ACSM, aerobic exercise, American College of Sports Medicine, exercise, mood, Sports medicine
Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Fitness for those on the go. Roadworker!