COMPARISON OF AFFECTIVE RESPONSES DURING SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES WITH DIFFERENT RECOVERY TIMES

COMPARAÇÃO DAS RESPOSTAS AFETIVAS DURANTE AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR COM DIFERENTES TEMPOS DE RECUPERAÇÃO

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to verify the effect of exercise recovery time on the affective responses during a circuit training in physical education classes. Forty-six apparently healthy young adolescents (twenty-one girls) (12.85 ± 0.94 years; 49.7 ± 8.93 kg; 1.59 ± 0.08 cm; 19.51 ± 3.28 kg/m²) participated in this study. Were submitted participants for two physical education classes, based on circuited model of the same intensity, but with different recovery times (2 min and 1 min). The study was carried out in two phases: baseline and intervention. Affect, Arousal, and Ratings of Perceived Exertion data were analyzed using paired t-tests, considering a significance level of p < 0.05. The class with longer rest time (2 min) provided greater affection (t₍₄₅₎ = 3.586; p < 0,001) and less perceived effort (t₍₄₅₎ = 2.295; p = 0,026). The intensity manipulation strategy was effective in providing different affective responses, in which classes perceived as more intense, resulting in the decline of affect.

Keywords:
Affective responses; exercise intensity; school physical education