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Title: | A mindfulness- based physical activity intervention: A randomized pilot study. |
Authors: | Sala, Margaret Geary, Bree Baldwin, Austin S. 0000-0002-1560-649x |
Keywords: | Physical fitness Heart rate Exercise Heart beat |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health |
Citation: | Sala, M., Geary, B., & Baldwin, A. S. (2021). A mindfulness- based physical activity intervention: A randomized pilot study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(6), 615–623. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000885 |
Series/Report no.: | Psychosomatic Medicine;83(6) |
Abstract: | __OBJECTIVE:__ Most US adults are insufficiently active. One strategy individuals could use to increase physical activity is to exercise mindfully (i.e., while paying attention to present-moment experiences with acceptance. A mindfulness-based intervention for exercise can be delivered via an audio recording, which is advantageous in regard to time demands, cost, and dissemination potential. The aims of this parallel two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial were to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an audio-recorded mindfulness-based intervention and to assess whether the intervention resulted in a clinically meaningful difference in physical activity compared with the control condition. __METHODS:__ Physically underactive adults (N = 50) were randomized to a mindfulness intervention condition in which they were instructed to exercise while listening to an audio-recorded mindfulness-intervention or an active control group in which they were instructed to exercise while using a heart rate monitor. Participants completed a 30-minute moderate intensity treadmill exercise bout during a baseline in-laboratory session in the manner in which they were randomized (i.e., mindfulness recording versus using a heart rate monitor) and instructed to exercise in this manner for the next week. At follow-up, acceptability was measured by self-report, feasibility by frequency of intervention use, and physical activity using both self-reported physical activity recall and an accelerometer. __RESULTS:__ The audio-recorded mindfulness-based physical activity intervention was rated as acceptable and feasible to use. Compared with the control group, the intervention also resulted in clinically meaningful differences in self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity minutes (mean difference = 67.16 minutes) and accelerometer-measured minutes (mean difference = 35.48 minutes) during a 1-week follow-up. __CONCLUSIONS:__ The audio-recorded mindfulness-based physical activity intervention is a promising approach to increasing physical activity with good dissemination potential. |
Description: | Scholarly article |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9398 |
ISSN: | 0033-3174 |
Appears in Collections: | Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology: Faculty Publications |
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