Table 1

Factors influencing the affective responses of low and high active women.

Low-Active Group

High-Active Group

State of mind

Pre-Exercise Affective State

+ve pre-exercise affective state

-ve pre-exercise affective state

-ve pre-exercise affective state

Doing exercise

Outcomes of Doing Exercise

Doing exercise

Consequences of exercise

Consequences of exercise

Enjoyment of exercise

Enjoyment of exercise

Benefits of exercise

Benefits of exercise

Stimulation

I can do it

Perception of Ability

Ability to sustain intensity

Ability to exercise longer than 30 min

Ability to cope

Ability to cope

From exercising

Achievement

From exercising

Performance accomplishments

Performance accomplishments

Satisfaction

Satisfaction

Thinking about nothing

Focus of Attention

Thinking about nothing

Not aware of time

Not aware of time

Thinking of things outside exercise

Exercise happening without thought or attention

Switching off from body

Association with interoceptive cues

Focused on exercising

Anticipation of the End

Cardiorespiratory

Awareness of Interoceptive Cues

Cardiorespiratory

Temperature

Temperature

Perspiration

Perspiration

Muscular

Muscular

Integration of cues

Integration of cues

Level of fatigue

Warm up

Perception of Physiological State

Warm up

Steady state/rhythm

Steady state/rhythm

Getting into rhythm

Appropriateness

Self-monitoring of the Exercise Intensity

Appropriateness

Comfort

Comfort

Preference for intensity

Perception of Control

Rose and Parfitt International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010 7:15   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-7-15