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Abstract: Nearly all authorities agree that exercise reduces tension and improves mental health;
however, a specific cause-and-effect phenomenon has not been found. More than five decades of
research have revealed numerous plausible mechanisms underlying exercise-related mood
alterations. The purpose of this narrative review is briefly to review six of the more popular
mechanisms and acquaint health promotion professionals with their affiliated nature. Nearly all of
the mechanisms proposed overlap or share some common neuroanatomic pathway. It is probably
that the best candidate for exercise-induced affective changes evolves from an integration of brain
neurotransmission processes involving such principle neuroactive substances as endorphin,
enkephalin, serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, among many others. The alliance of these
specialized brain systems responsible for mood changes also influences a constellation of “mind-
body” functions such as state-dependent learning and memory, autogenic training, eating
behavior, hypnosuggestion, psychoneuroimmunology, and stress-related disorders such as
hypertension. The utilization of new brain imaging techniques to study acute exercise and
collaborative efforts with researchers in cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology will help
elucidate how these mechanisms are functionally coupled. Individual psychobiological responses
to exercise and other stimuli are invariably related to one’s genetic code, the nature of the
exercise, the exercise environment, and present health and fitness. By attempting to comprehend
these extraordinary psychobiological features, fitness and health promotion professionals can
better understand and respect individual differences in mood and performance.
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literature published in Chinese and English is reviewed. Results: The review is divided into three
sections: first, there is brief consideration of the historical development of Qigong in traditional