tensity exercise group showed the greatest increase.ii.In addition, on follow-up testing that took places 3 months later, the same results took place. 3.Summarya.Taking all the studies into consideration, the research shows positive effects on mood in both the short-term and the long-term. However, the short-term benefits seem to have a stronger relationship than the long-term benefits.b.The positive mood that results from exercise is due to less: anxiety, tension, depression, and fatigue. B.Personality and Self-Concept1.Studies have found a link between exercise and personality dimensionsa.[Jasnoski and Holmes, 1981]103 female college students were studied before and after a 15-week period of aerobic training.i.Results showed that after the 15 week-period was over, the participants were less inhibited, more imaginative, and more self-assured. ii.Greater aerobic performance was significantly associated with the results being shown to a higher degree.2.Type "A" Personalitya.Type A personality is characterized by an exaggerated sense of time urgency, competitiveness, and hostility. This is linked to heart disease.b.Most studies have found no link between exercise and the reduction of Type A behavior. c.[Roskies, et al, 1986]For 10 week, examined 107 people that were assigned to one of the following groups: Aerobic Exercise, Weight Training, and Stress Managementi.While the stress management group showed a significant reduction in Type A behavior, the aerobic exercise group showed virtually no reduction. The weight training group showed some reduction in Type A behavior, but was far out-distanced by the stress management group.3.Summarya.Studies consistently demonstrate that exercise improves self-concept, self-esteem, and self-assurance. In addition, research suggests that exercise improves creative thinking.b.Short-term vs. long-term effects on self-concept and the like have not yet been adequately studied.c.Also, research th...
