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Happiness As A Function Of Exercise Training Impulse, Training Frequency And Age In Adults, Jeffrey C. John Dec 2009

Happiness As A Function Of Exercise Training Impulse, Training Frequency And Age In Adults, Jeffrey C. John

Culminating Projects in Kinesiology

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between happiness and three independent variables: training impulse (TRIMP), age and frequency of exercise. Measurement of each subject's happiness level was ascertained by the General Social Survey (GSS). This GSS happiness questionnaire is scored using a 1-10 rating scale. In this study TRIMP was defined as the product of the duration of training performed in one session and the perceived exertion during that exercise session. The respondents' exercise sessions ranged from no exercise to regularly scheduled exercise sessions ranging from 10-60+ minutes. Most respondents engaging in regular exercise sessions participated …