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VR-Hiking: Physical Exertion Benefits Mindfulness and Positive Emotions in Virtual Reality

open access: yesProc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact., 2023
Exploring the great outdoors offers physical and mental health benefits. Hiking is healthy, provides a sense of accomplishment, and offers an opportunity to relax. However, a nature trip is not always possible, and there is a lack of evidence showing how
Luke Haliburton   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PHYSICAL EXERTION AND ACTIVITY: AGE AND RELATIVE EFFORT IN THE BALTIMORE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING [PDF]

open access: goldInnov Aging, 2017
Leroux A   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Impact of physical and cognitive exertion on cognitive control [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
AbstractIn a recent study, the differential effects of prolonged physiologically challenging 4 exercise upon two executive processes (cognitive control and working memory) have been 5 investigated. However, the impact of exercise on the selective inhibition task remained debatable and needed further analysis to dissociate the effects induced by ...
Karen Davranche   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Physical exertion and working efficiency of reforestation workers [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2011
The purpose of this study was to quantify the physical exertion during tree planting work and to examine the relationships between exertion, task efficiency, and productivity.Heart rate (HR) was monitored on 34 tree planters while they worked. HR data was collected for a complete working day on 19 subjects and for shorter periods of time on 15 subjects.
Alastair N.H. Hodges, Michael D. Kennedy
openaire   +4 more sources

Judgments of effort exerted by others are influenced by received rewards [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Estimating invested effort is a core dimension for evaluating own and others’ actions, and views on the relationship between effort and rewards are deeply ingrained in various societal attitudes.
Kagan, Igor   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Cerebral carbohydrate cost of physical exertion in humans [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2004
Above a certain level of cerebral activation the brain increases its uptake of glucose more than that of O2, i.e., the cerebral metabolic ratio of O2/(glucose + [Formula: see text] lactate) decreases. This study quantified such surplus brain uptake of carbohydrate relative to O2 in eight healthy males who performed exhaustive exercise.
Dalsgaard, Mads K   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Physical activity levels in Portuguese high school physical education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity (PA) levels of high school Portuguese students during physical education (PE) and investigate the association of PA levels with students’ goal orientation and intrinsic motivation.
Aldeias, Nuno   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Validity of a pictorial perceived exertion scale for effort estimation and effort production during stepping exercise in adolescent children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This is the author's PDF version of an article published in European Physical Education Review ©2002. The definitive version is available at http://epe.sagepub.com.Recent developments in the study of paediatric effort perception have continued to ...
Biddle, S.   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Towards understanding balancing in exertion games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Playing exertion games with others can be engaging. However, players with different physical skill levels competing against each other can experience reduced engagement because they are either not challenged enough, or challenged too much.
Adams E.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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