Positive affect during exercise is a key predictor of continued participation, yet the mechanisms through which mindfulness-based exercise influences affect remain largely inferred from retrospective, outcome-focused designs. This study used a think-aloud (TA) methodology to capture consciously accessible, moment-to-moment experience during exercise and to test whether a single bout of...
Research SquareMarch 5, 2026Jiao Liu, Wen-Jing Liu, Yue Qiu et al.
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Abstract Objectives Mindfulness-based exercise has been shown to enhance affective responses to exercise, yet the momentary psychological mechanisms underlying these effects remain poorly understood. The present study examined how mindfulness during exercise shapes affective experience by focusing on dynamic, momentary psychological processes across a four-week intervention. Methods Physically...