Abstract des Autors

The Exercise-Induced Feeling Scale (EFI; Gauvin & Rejeski, 1993) and the Subjective Exercise Experience Scale (SEES; McAuley & Courney, 1994) were employed to compare post-exercise affect after sessions of aerobic dance, weight-training, martial arts, tai-chi and yoga, and a music appreciation (control). A sample of 195 volunteers was tested before and after exercise or music appraisal. After controlling for pre-exercise levels in affect and self-reported exercising intensity, the combined tai-chi and yoga group reported higher levels of tranquillity than all other exercise groups. These individuals also reported lower psychological distress, fatigue, and exhaustion than participants in the martial arts group. The weight-training group scored higher on revitalization in contrast to the martial arts group. People in the aerobic dance and music appraisal groups were not different from the other groups. None of the exercise groups reported more positive affect than the music appreciation control group. Therefore, the exercise-specific nature of the EFI and SEES was not substantiated in the present study. Verf.-Referat