Table 6 Results for high intensity exercise vs low intensity exercise
Mean (SD) | Total | Mean (SD) | Total | Std Mean Difference | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broman-Fulks,2004 [43] | 25.03 (9.71) | 29 | 28.56 (6.01) | 25 | −0.42(−0.96,0.12) | High intensity exercise led to more rapid reductions in anxiety sensitivity than low intensity exercise |
Sexton, 1989 [44] | 41.2 (11.3) | 17 | 46.2 (12.0) | 23 | −0.42(−1.05,0.22) | Both jogging and walking led to a reduction in anxiety. Jogging led to a greater reduction than walking but this was not statistically significant. |
Steptoe, 1989 [45] | 42.3 (11.5) | 17 | 46.5 (9.1) | 16 | −0.39 [−1.08, 0.30] | The moderate exercise led to greater reductions in anxiety than the low intensity attention placebo group. |
Gaudlitz, 2015 [46] | 11.9 (7.1) | 24 | 14.3 (9.4) | 23 | −0.29 [− 0.86, 0.29] | Higher Intensity Exercise and Low Intensity exercise both led to a reduction in anxiety scores. There was further improvement of anxiety over time with a medium-sized effect in the endurance training group, but not in the control group. |
Martinsen et al 1989 [42] | 36 | 43 | At the end of the study both groups had achieved significant reductions in scores compared with admission values The differences between groups were small and not statistically significant P > 0.1 |