Feelings About Exercise

Summary

This study seeks to investigate why some individuals exercise more than others by focusing on feelings related to exercise. This two part study first examines whether regular exercisers (n=30) and non-exercisers (n=30) differ in how a 30-minute moderate-intensity exercise bout makes them feel. All participants will walk on a treadmill for 30 minutes on two separate occasions and will be asked to report on how they feel before, during, and after exercise, how they anticipate that exercise will make them feel, and how they remembered feeling during exercise. In addition, after exercise session #2, non-exercisers will be randomized to: 1) a brief intervention focused on providing general information about the physical activity guidelines, or 2) a brief intervention which provides general information about physical activity guidelines, but also focuses on affective responses to physical activity. Non-exercisers will complete an identical, third exercise session approximately 1-week following this intervention. Further, all participants will receive a 12-week, Internet-delivered weight loss program following all exercise visits and physical activity will be assessed before and after the weight loss program.

Conditions

• Physical Activity
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Affect and physical activity

The focus of this intervention is to help the participant to become more aware of their positive feelings and experiences related to exercise. They will learn about typical affective responses to exercise, view their own affective responses to exercise, and they will be taught cognitive strategies for altering affective responses to exercise. Participants will also receive general information about exercise safety, physical activity guidelines, and exercise intensity.

BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity information

Participants will receive general information about exercise safety, physical activity guidelines, and exercise intensity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brown University

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

  collaborator NIH

• The Miriam Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jessica Unick, PhD · The Miriam Hospital

• Kathryn Demos, PhD · The Miriam Hospital

• David Williams, PhD · Brown University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-07-31

Primary Completion

2019-07-12

Completion

2019-10-22

Countries

• United States

Study Locations