The Impact of Some Types of Physical Activity on the Level of Releasing Serotonin Hormone (A Comparative Study)

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the impact of practicing some types of physical activity (moderate intensity aerobic exercise, moderate intensity resistance exercise, and moderate intensity badminton) on the level of Serotonin hormone. The researchers adopted the descriptive method as it fits the nature of the study. The study sample consisted of (3) groups: group (A) consisted of Yarmouk University long-distance athletics team players and their number is (5) / males, Group (B) consisted of the Jordanian national weightlifting team players and their number is (5) males and group (C) consisted of Jordan national badminton team players and their number is (5) males. All of the groups are homogeneous concerning age with arithmetic (21.40_+ 3.6). The researchers used the Nag. Blood Test to measure the level of Serotonin among the players before doing any physical activity and after doing the specialized physical activity for an hour. After collecting and analyzing data the results showed an increase in the level of releasing Serotonin hormone between pre-tests and post-tests among players of (aerobic exercise and intensity resistance exercise), where the variances were in favor of the post-measurements. The results also showed that there was no statistically significant increase at the level of releasing Serotonin hormone between the pre-tests and post-tests among the badminton players, and that the rate of increase in the level of releasing Serotonin hormone between the pre-test and the post-test among players of players of aerobic exercises was higher than the one for resistance exercises and badminton, whereas the rate of increase in the level of releasing Serotonin for badminton players was higher than the one for resistance exercises. The researchers recommend the importance of educating community members about the importance of practicing periodic respiratory endurance exercises since they have a major role in improving the level of releasing Serotonin hormone, as well as to conduct studies dealing with high intensity sports to show their impact on releasing Serotonin hormone.