The compliance rate of college students’ physical health in China is on the decline. About 30% of college students in China fail in physical health, and nearly half exercise less than 3 times a week. To solve this problem, a strategy called Exercise Snacks (ES) is proposed, which is to carry out high-intensity intermittent exercise in a short time and using scattered time to increase daily activity. The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and perception effect of rope skipping snacks in campus life and provide a new way to solve the problem of insufficient exercise for young people. Method: Thirty-three female college students who lacked exercise were randomly divided into the ES group, moderate intensity continuous training (MICT)group, and control group (CON). The ES group and the MICT group trained 3 times a week for 8 weeks, and the CON group maintained their original living habits. The ES group performed rope skipping training for 3×60s three times a day; the MICT group performed a 30-minute treadmill jog with a maximum heart rate of 60-70%. Physical indicators and physical activity data were collected. Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES)was used to evaluate pleasure, quality of life (EQ-5D-5L), and perceived stress scale (PSQ)were used to evaluate perceived effect. The ES group and the MICT group were positive in feasibility and perceived effect. Compared with the CON group, the physical activity level of the two groups significantly improved, and there was no significant difference. In terms of pleasure, ES and MICT were higher (PACES were 93±12.6,90±8.5, respectively), and there was no significant difference. Compared with baseline, EQ-5D-5L was increased by 9%(MD=5.5) in ES group,6%(MD=4.5)in MICT group, and 8%(MD=-5.3)in CON group. There was no significant difference between ES and MICT. The PAQ value of the ES group decreased by 10%, the MICT group increased by 8%, and there was no significant change in the CON group. There was a significant difference between ES and MICT (P < 0.05). 8-week rope skipping is feasible among college students. Both ES and MICT positively affected physical activity, pleasure, and quality of life. Compared with MICT, ES has greater advantages in reducing perceived stress and higher acceptance of participants. However, the sample size of the study is limited, and future research needs to expand the sample and explore long-term effects.
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