ReviewFrontiers in sports and active living2023
A systematic narrative review of extrinsic strategies to improve affective responses to exercise.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of listening to music during aerobic exercise on performance, fatigue, and psychological responses in physically active adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- Individualized pleasure-oriented exercise sessions, exercise frequency, and affective outcomes: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Trial
- Long-term outcomes of physical activity counseling in in-patients with major depressive disorder: results from the PACINPAT randomized controlled trial.Translational psychiatry · 2024Trial
- A Novel Virtual Reality Intervention Combining Movement Exercises and Body Illusions for the Treatment of Chronic Back Pain: Prospective Feasibility Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- The Effect of an Acute Bout of Self-Selected Intensity Exercise on State Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity in Moderately Anxious Individuals.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2026Article
- Fostering affect-related competencies and positive affective exercise experiences for promoting a physically active lifestyle in inactive young adults: study protocol for the FEEL cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Psyching-Up and Cognitive Challenges on Cognitive Performance and Well-Being in Adolescent Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Mindful Reappraisal of Pain Scale: Initial Validity Evidence for Use as a State Measure Following Isometric Exercise.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Components that Determine Daily Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults: An Intensive Longitudinal Diary Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality Exercise with Autonomy Support Increases Positive Affect During Time Trial Exercise.Games for health journal · 2025Article
- High-groove music boosts self-selected running speed and positive mood in female university students.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Extrinsic strategies affect the exercise experience but fall outside the frequency, intensity, time, and type (i.e., Methods: For inclusion, eligible articles reported peer-reviewed original research, used acute bouts of exercise, and used a dimensional approach for measuring affective responses or measured enjoyment post-exercise. Web of Science, PubMed, and PsychINFO databases were last searched on 10th September 2021. Quality assessment was completed following the Effective Public Health Practice Project approach. Results were presented using a narrative synthesis. Results: 125 studies were included with sample descriptions, study design (extrinsic strategies, mode, type, intensity, and duration), measurement details, and results summarised for each study. Conclusions: 71% of studies were categorised as Weak according to the quality assessment tool with sampling practices (self-referred participants) and poor reporting of participant withdrawals/drop-outs the predominant reasons for Weak ratings. A wide variety of extrinsic strategies were reported with music, music videos, immersive virtual reality, outdoor exercise, caffeine, high-to-low pattern of exercise intensity, self-selected exercise intensity, and manipulation of self-efficacy offering promise as suitable strategies to positively change how people feel during exercise. Systematic Review Registration: https://osf.io/jbh8v/.
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