Research Impact: This secondary analysis investigated potentially optimal acute exercise intensity for reducing state anxiety, the duration of response, and potential influences of depression severity and preferred-intensity exercise. Twenty-four women with MDD who completed five separate sessions, including 20-min of cycling at prescribed light, moderate, or hard intensities, a preferred-intensity session, or quiet rest. Compared to quiet rest, moderate-intensity elicited moderate anxiety reductions at 10-min-post (g=0.59) and 30-min-post (g=0.61); prescribed moderate-intensity elicited greater reductions than preferred at 30-min-post (g=0.43). Steady-state prescribed moderate exercise reduces anxiety among women with MDD for at least 30min following exercise, regardless of depression severity.
Perkins SL, Cook DB, Herring MP, Meyer JD (2023). Dose-response effects of acute exercise intensity on state anxiety among women with depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1090077. (IF: 5.435; C=; Q2 Psychiatry; R=38/142)
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