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A single indoor exercise session significantly improved postpartum mood, reducing anxiety and anger while boosting vigor. This accessible aerobic activity offers immediate emotional benefits for new mothers, especially in restrictive environments.

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  • Public Health

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  • Postpartum mental health is a significant public health concern, with heightened vulnerability in early postpartum months.
  • Aerobic exercise is linked to mood improvement, but acute effects of single sessions in postpartum women are understudied, especially with environmental activity barriers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the acute psychological effects of a single indoor bounce-based aerobic exercise session on postpartum women.
  • To assess mood state changes in postpartum mothers residing in a region with restricted outdoor physical activity.

Main Methods:

  • 628 postpartum mothers (2-6 months postpartum) in snowbound northern Japan participated.
  • A single indoor bounce-based aerobic exercise session was conducted.
  • Mood states were measured pre- and post-session using the Japanese short-form Profile of Mood States (POMS).

Main Results:

  • Significant acute improvements observed in Tension-Anxiety (p < 0.001) and Anger-Hostility (p < 0.001) domains.
  • Vigor significantly increased post-exercise (p < 0.001).
  • No significant change was found in the Depression-Dejection mood state (p = 0.613).

Conclusions:

  • A single session of indoor bounce-based aerobic exercise can immediately enhance emotional well-being in postpartum women.
  • The exercise effectively improved anxiety-related and activation-related mood states.
  • This home-based, accessible exercise modality may support postpartum mental health, particularly where outdoor activity is limited.