Cardiovascular effects, body composition, quality of life and pain after a Zumba fitness program in Italian overweight women. Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(2), 137– 145.Ĭugusi, L., Wilson, B., Serpe, R., Medda, A., Deidda, M., Gabba, S., Satta, G., Chiappori, P., Mercuro, G. Enhancing positive affect and divergent thinking abilities: Play some music and dance. Determinants of exercise and physical activity. Journal of Sport Behavior, 29(2), 111.īuckworth, J., Dishman, R. Affect responses to acute bouts of aerobic exercise in fit and unfit participants: An examination of opponent-process theory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 12(1), 69– 92.īixby, W., Lochbaum, M. Exercise and mood: A selective review and synthesis of research employing the profile of mood states. Psychological benefits of an active lifestyle: What we know and what we need to know. By adopting wearable technology, we were able to measure real-time affect changes during exercise, and we demonstrated the particular affective benefits of a moderate intensity Zumba Fitness program.īerger, B. Feelings and arousal during exercise were activated, irrespective of exercise intensity, but positive effects were more prominent at the higher (moderate) exercise intensity level.
Additionally, pre- and post-exercise affect was measured by the PANAS-X, which showed enhanced positive affect and reduced negative affect following exercise. During exercise, participants’ heart rate (HR) and their responses to the Felt Arousal Scale (FAS) and the Feeling Scale (FS) were measured seven times (pre-exercise, warm-up, merengue, reggaeton, salsa, cumbia, and cool-down) using tailor-made applications on a smartwatch. Sixteen college students (4 males and 12 females) participated in two single-session Zumba fitness programs at low and moderate intensities separated by a one-week interval. In this study we investigated affective changes during Zumba fitness program exercise with varied intensity, as measured by a smartwatch.