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En studie om affekter vid styrketräning inomhus respektive utomhus
PurposeThe aim of the study was to examine the affects perceived by young people aged 18-19 years old after resistance training outdoors versus resistance training indoor. The aim of the study was also to examine if the rate of perceived exertion was affected by whether the resistance training took place outdoors or indoors. What immediate affects are perceived in conjunction with resistance training outdoors and indoors in people aged 18-19 years?What immediate affects are perceived after resistance training outdoors compared to equivalent resistance training indoor in people aged 18-19 years?What perceived exertion level can be seen in conjunction with resistance training outdoors compared to equivalent resistance training indoors in people aged 18-19 years?How does exercise habit correlate with affects and exertion in conjunction with resistance training? Method22 pupils in a secondary school conducted two resistance training sessions, one outdoors and one indoor. A questionnaire about their mood and exercise habits was answered before and immediately after the training session. Rate of perceived exertion rate was also included in the questionnaire the participants received after the workout. To examine the participants? mood associated with exercise the tool PAAS (Physical Activity Affect Scale) was used, which measures the degree of positive affect, negative affect, calmness and fatigue experienced. ResultsTraining sessions indoors resulted in an increase in positive affect and reduced negative affect, but an unchanged sense of calm and exhaustion as experienced by the pupils. Equivalent workout outdoors tended to contribute to an increase in positive affect and fatigue, but without affecting the sense of negative affect and calmness.The pupils experienced a stronger positive affect and a smaller degree of negative affect after indoor training compared to outdoor training. A tendency that the training was experienced as more strenuous indoor than outdoors was noted. The level of positive affect when training outdoors correlated with exercise habit. ConclusionThe study suggests that indoor resistance training would be more effective than outdoor resistance training regarding improvement of acute mental health, which contradicts some previous research. The results confirms previous research showing that training may be perceived as less strenuous outdoors than the equivalent training indoor.It is difficult to conclude whether a more extensive study would show similar results, since our sample group may not reflect a larger population of the same age.We suggest that further research on the topic should include a larger and broader sample group, and that it should be carried out under more standardized tests, for example, in terms of environmental temperature.