Acute mental benefits of aquatic exercises in middle-aged women

ABSTRACT Background and aims: Aquatic exercises are popular leisure activities worldwide, primarily among women. These especially beneficial for aging people individuals having difficulties performing land-based exercises. Their physical health benefits have already been documented in the academic literature, but research on their mental effects is still non-existent. However, promoting advantageous a fast-paced often stressful world. Therefore, this in-situ (natural life setting) field study, we examined acute of aquatic 30 voluntary consenting women mean age 57.57 (SD = 12.67) years. Methods: Using within-participants design, subjectively perceived feeling states felt arousal, along with positive negative affect, were recorded before after exercise. Moreover, personal expectancies regarding expected feelings exercise assessed workout to determine influence anticipation effects. Results: The findings revealed that core affect improved substantially from ( p < .001), as confirmed by large effect sizes (Cohen’s d > 0.80). Negative decreased nonsignificantly .062), it was low Although expectancy scores high class, they did not correlate .05) dependent measures’ magnitude changes (pre-class – post-class scores). Conclusions: suggest who participate an class report experiencing significant feelings, demonstrating exercise’s benefits. further controlled needed area, current results promising implications middle-aged women’s preservation promotion.