Does Exercise Improve Your Attitude?
Does Exercise Improve Your Attitude?
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Author Note This paper was prepared for Psychology 100, taught by Professor Snider.
ABSTRACT
The value of physical exercise has been appreciated for thousands of years, but can be a huge burden for many people and very vital to our health. To study the effects physical training has on the daily attitude that we have, a study was conducted by working out every morning for one whole week and recording my attitude on a scale from 1-5 (1 being negative and 5 being positive), at 6:00 PM. The week before the intervention phase, I recorded my attitude without working out for a week at 6:00 PM, which is called the baseline. The week after the intervention phase, I gathered yet another set of baseline data. Results: My attitude without working out varied throughout the week which is typically how it goes when I do not engage in any type of exercise, but when the treatment began my attitude was very positive and consistent. Although I was sore many of the days, my mind was focused and positive.
INTRODUCTION Exercising has been revolutionized throughout the years with new workout programs, gymnasiums, recreational facilities and has helped millions of people with their physical health. Not only is physical exercise valuable to the human body but it may be more valuable to the mind. “…the practices of these exercises is looked upon as of the greatest importance in establishing a healthy body and mind, for statistics show that impairment of health is intimately connected with mental breakdown” (Roden 1911). Throughout the years physical training has been a top pick for New Year resolutions but in most cases it never really succeeds. Exercise should not be some kind of dreadful integrated source but one that is implanted in our social relations over our daily lives (Gulick 1910). Daily exercise is essential to everyday life, it will improve your
Shown by Self-Experiment
Author Note This paper was prepared for Psychology 100, taught by Professor Snider.
ABSTRACT
The value of physical exercise has been appreciated for thousands of years, but can be a huge burden for many people and very vital to our health. To study the effects physical training has on the daily attitude that we have, a study was conducted by working out every morning for one whole week and recording my attitude on a scale from 1-5 (1 being negative and 5 being positive), at 6:00 PM. The week before the intervention phase, I recorded my attitude without working out for a week at 6:00 PM, which is called the baseline. The week after the intervention phase, I gathered yet another set of baseline data. Results: My attitude without working out varied throughout the week which is typically how it goes when I do not engage in any type of exercise, but when the treatment began my attitude was very positive and consistent. Although I was sore many of the days, my mind was focused and positive.
INTRODUCTION Exercising has been revolutionized throughout the years with new workout programs, gymnasiums, recreational facilities and has helped millions of people with their physical health. Not only is physical exercise valuable to the human body but it may be more valuable to the mind. “…the practices of these exercises is looked upon as of the greatest importance in establishing a healthy body and mind, for statistics show that impairment of health is intimately connected with mental breakdown” (Roden 1911). Throughout the years physical training has been a top pick for New Year resolutions but in most cases it never really succeeds. Exercise should not be some kind of dreadful integrated source but one that is implanted in our social relations over our daily lives (Gulick 1910). Daily exercise is essential to everyday life, it will improve your
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