Exercise Increases Connectedness To Nature Regardless Of Perceived Pain
Document Type
Abstract
Publication Date
8-1-2021
Publication Title
Medicine and Science in Sports and Science
Volume
53
Issue
8S
First page number:
319
Last page number:
319
Abstract
PURPOSE: This double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study examined the effect of induced painful sensation (via acute Beta Alanine (B-ALA) ingestion) on Love and Care of Nature (LCN), heart rate (HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) during outdoor exercise. METHODS: Twenty participants volunteered on consecutive days to complete a 0.8 km (0.5 mi) up-hill hike after consuming either B-ALA (6.4 g) or placebo. Immediately after consumption participants answered LCN, RPE, and MPQ questionnaires, immersed in a natural environment for 45 minutes, and then completed a hike as quickly as possible without running. RESULTS: No difference in HR (p = .846), or RPE (p = .606) were observed between treatments. Total MPQ scores increased with consumption of B-ALA (p = 0.001). An increased LCN score was observed following exercise regardless of condition (p = .035). CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that acute B-ALA supplementation is effective in increasing perceived pain. The results also demonstrate an increase in LCN in the presence of increased perceptions of pain during exercise.
Keywords
Exercise; Pain; Senses and sensation; Nature
Disciplines
Exercise Physiology | Exercise Science
Language
English
Repository Citation
Salatto, R. W.,
McGinnis, G.,
Davis, D.,
Carrier, B.,
Manning, J.,
DeBeliso, M.,
Navalta, J. W.
(2021).
Exercise Increases Connectedness To Nature Regardless Of Perceived Pain.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Science, 53(8S),
319-319.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000762884.46318.44
