Intrinsically motivated qigong exercisers are more concentrated and less stressful

John Jouper; Peter HASSMEN

doi:10.1142/S0192415X08006557

Intrinsically motivated qigong exercisers are more concentrated and less stressful

John Jouper, Peter HASSMEN

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Abstract

Low-intensity qigong exercise has been suggested as an alternative to more vigorous exercise when striving for health benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether self-determined motivation and perceived stress are related to concentration during exercise, and to the amount of exercise carried out.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1051-1060
Number of pages	10
Journal	American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X08006557
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Intrinsically motivated qigong exercisers are more concentrated and less stressful

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