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Effects of Moderate Exercise on Relieving Mental Load of Elementary School Teachers
Joint Authors
Cheng, Da-Chuan
Wang, Jia-Jung
Lin, Tzu-Hsin
Liu, Shing-Hong
Chang, Kang-Ming
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Long-term endurance exercise could increase activity of parasympathetic nervous and decrease activity of sympathetic nervous at rest.
However, previous studies all focused on the effect of endurance training on heart rate variability (HRV) for athletes or sedentary subjects.
In Taiwan, elementary school teachers teaching and processing the children’s and administrative problems always stand and walk.
They will sit down only when they review and correct the students’ home work.
Thus, the goal of this study was to elucidate the beneficial effect of moderate intensity exercise on relieving mental load of elementary school teachers.
There were 20 participants in the exercise group and another 20 participants in the nonexercise group.
The exercising teachers performed 12 weeks of moderate intensity exercise training for an average of 30 minutes per day, 3 times per week.
HRV was measured before and after the 4th, 6th, and 12th weeks.
The time and frequency domain parameters of HRV all had significant increases between the beginning and after 12 weeks of training.
However, the time and frequency domain parameters of HRV in the nonexercise group had significant decreases between the beginning and after 12 weeks of training.
The long-term moderate exercises can relieve mental load of elementary school teachers.
Moreover, age was the considerable factor affecting HRV in this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Shing-Hong& Cheng, Da-Chuan& Wang, Jia-Jung& Lin, Tzu-Hsin& Chang, Kang-Ming. 2015. Effects of Moderate Exercise on Relieving Mental Load of Elementary School Teachers. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061226
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Shing-Hong…[et al.]. Effects of Moderate Exercise on Relieving Mental Load of Elementary School Teachers. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061226
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Shing-Hong& Cheng, Da-Chuan& Wang, Jia-Jung& Lin, Tzu-Hsin& Chang, Kang-Ming. Effects of Moderate Exercise on Relieving Mental Load of Elementary School Teachers. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061226
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061226