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Influence of personal patterns of behavior on the effects of Tai Chi: a pilot study
Masahiro Toda1, Rei Den, Masako Hasegawa-Ohira
1Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. mt@envi.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Objectives:
To investigate the influence of individual patterns of personality and behavior on the change in mood status after a brief period of Tai Chi exercise.
Methods:
The mood status in 22 healthy females was evaluated before and after a period of Tai Chi exercise using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) score. Patterns of personal behavior were also assessed by written questionnaire.
Results:
In the type A behavior pattern group, the score for total mood disturbance decreased significantly after a brief period (20 min) of Tai Chi exercise. No change was observed in the type B behavior pattern group.
Conclusions:
These findings suggest that a brief period of Tai Chi exercise is mentally beneficial, particularly to individuals with type A characteristics.
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