![]() ![]() Among women, cardiovascular fitness (operationalized as resting heart rate variability) was negatively correlated with self-reported anxiety (state) and depression at T1 (laboratory study). ![]() At T1, regular physical activity was negatively correlated with self-reported depression, anxiety, and perceived psychosomatic stress and positively correlated with quality of life and positive affect. All the students reported experiencing stress (e.g., due to uncertainty related to factors such as their finances, job, and social relationships). 41.83% of them (women and men) had high levels of state anxiety. At T1, 36.6% of the students (women and men) reported experiencing depressive symptoms. Similarly, 32 (women: n = 30) participants completed the 2 week intervention (laboratory study). Further, 74 (women: n = 67) students completed the 6-week intervention. A total of 185 university students were recruited from German universities at T1. The effects of the aerobic exercise were compared to a cognitive non-exercise control condition (online study), motor coordination exercise (laboratory study), and a waiting list (online and laboratory). Mental health and well-being were assessed using standardized self-report measures of depression, anxiety, positive and negative affect, perceived stress and coping strategies, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life. Mental health and well-being were measured before (Time 1, T1) and after (Time 2, T2) a 6 week (online study) and 2 week (laboratory study) low- to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise intervention. ![]() The present series of pilot studies had two major objectives: (a) examine mental health, well-being, and regular physical activity of university students and (b) explore the potential health benefits of short-term aerobic exercise on university students in an online and a laboratory study. The health benefits of regular physical activity and aerobic exercise are undisputed in the literature. ![]()
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