A Qualitative Research on Exercise and Mental Health in Australia

This qualitative research report investigates the impact of exercise on the mental health of people in Australia. The study explores the meaning and concept of physical exercise within the context of mental health, evaluating its role in improving various conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, and PTSD. The report delves into the benefits of different types of exercise, including aerobic, anaerobic, and flexibility exercises, and their effects on brain chemistry and overall well-being. Furthermore, it recommends strategies to enhance physical exercise for improving mental health in Australia, considering factors like the need for regular activity and mindfulness. The research employs various methodologies, including literature review, to provide a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter.

Running Head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
To analyze the role of exercise on the mental health of people”: In the context of
Australia.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction...............................................................................................................2
Research Title.........................................................................................................................2
Research Background.............................................................................................................2
Research rationale...................................................................................................................3
Research questions..................................................................................................................4
Research aims and objectives.................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Literature review.......................................................................................................5
To identify the meaning and concept of physical exercise in context of mental health.........5
To evaluate the role of physical exercise in improving the mental health of people: In
context of Australia.................................................................................................................5
Exercise and depression......................................................................................................6
Exercise and anxiety...........................................................................................................6
Exercise and stress..............................................................................................................7
Exercise and ADHD............................................................................................................7
Physical exercise and PTSD................................................................................................7
To recommend the strategies to enhance the physical exercise for improving the mental
health of people: in context of Australia.................................................................................8
Chapter 3: Research design......................................................................................................10
Introduction...........................................................................................................................10
Research Philosophy.............................................................................................................10
Research Approach...............................................................................................................10
Research types......................................................................................................................11
Research Strategy.................................................................................................................11
Research Purpose..................................................................................................................11
Data Collection Method........................................................................................................12
Sampling Method..................................................................................................................13
Data Analysis Method..........................................................................................................14
Ethical issues.........................................................................................................................14
Timeline................................................................................................................................14
Research Limitations............................................................................................................15
References................................................................................................................................16

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Research Title
The research topic is” to analyze the role of exercise on the mental health of people”: In the
context of Australia”.
Research Background
The research subject is to analyze the role of exercise on the mental health of people”: In the
context of Australia”. In the existing period, it is mandatory for people to enhance the
physical exercise to improve their mental health in long-term. It can also be imperative for
making the happy life and stress-free life. Therefore, it can be essential for the people to
imply the physical exercise to improve the mental health of people. For this, physical exercise
practices are crucial to effectively improve the health of people in long-term (Mackey, et al.,
2015).
At the same time, it can also be supportive to eliminate the health-illness form the Australia.
Therefore, a large number of people use physical exercise to enhance their health that can be
effective to reduce the illness of people in long-run. The physical exercise activities offer a
new experience to the individual that effectively support them to complete their work in the
specified cost and period. Due to this, an individual enables to create their efficiency along
with capabilities to obtain the higher profit in the upcoming period. A large number of
individuals have used physical exercise to mitigate the anxiety, negative mood, depression,
cognitive, and self-esteem. Along with this, it can also be said that there are many factors that
attract the researchers to start research on this topic (Taylor, et al., 2015).
There are motivating research problem, determine the role of physical exercise, determine the
impact of physical exercise on the mental health, and the interesting research dilemma. In
addition, it can be said that such factors can be essential to attracting the researcher to make
efficient research in the area of mental health because of obtaining the more valid and reliable

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result (Vaioleti, 2016). Along with this, it can be said that a large number of researchers have
completed their research on mental health but there is lack of research on the impact of
physical exercise on the mental health of people (Flick, 2015).
Research rationale
The role of physical exercise on the mental health of people is an interesting research subject
of the research. The depth understanding about the physical exercises can be effective to a
healthier life. In addition, it can also be said that the research topic is to also beneficent to
make a career in the health sector in future. This research will be supportive to create
understanding about the relationship between mental health and physical exercise. In addition
to this, it can also be said that the healthier life of people can positively impact on the growth
of the business (Smith, 2015).
The existing marketplace is not certain so the understanding about the physical exercise is
enabled the individual to perform better at the working place. In the current business
atmosphere, an organization can also make different policies and programmes regarding the
health of people to aware the employees. At the same time, form the utilization of company
health-related programme employees will be able to create the understanding about the
significance of physical exercise to make healthier life in long-run. In addition, it can also be
said that this research plays an imperative role to identify the relationship amid physical
exercise and mental health. Along with this, it will be also supportive to discover the methods
to enhance the uses of physical exercise by the people to improve their mental health
systematically (Humphries, 2017).
Research questions
The research objectives are accomplished by using following research questions:
 To identify the meaning and concept of physical exercise: In the context of mental
health of people?

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 How physical exercises improve the mental health of people: in context of Australia?
 To recommend the strategies to enhance the physical exercise for improving the
mental health of people: in context of Australia
Research aims and objectives
The major aim of this research study is to analyze the role of physical exercise on the mental
health of people. The following research objectives will achieve by the research with respect
to complete the research aim:
 To identify the meaning and concept of physical exercise: In the context of mental
health of people?
 To evaluate the role of physical exercise in improving the mental health of people: in
context of Australia?
 To recommend the strategies to enhance the physical exercise for improving the
mental health of people: in context of Australia?

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Chapter 2: Literature review
To identify the meaning and concept of physical exercise in context of mental health
According to Winnick, et al. (2016) physical exercise is defined as a bodily activity which
improves and maintains mental health. People do physical activity as a component of their
healthy lifestyle to build stronger and healthier. This activity stays healthy and stronger the
people and also enhances their body structure. There are certain modes of physical exercise
like flexibility, Aerobic, and Anaerobic exercise. In this way, flexibility exercise aids the
human body in a general way and it is also effective to reach beyond and curve effectively.
Along with this, aerobic exercise aids the body to work hard for a long period. Moreover,
anaerobic exercises include different exercise like lifting weights to make stronger arms as
well as legs. Physical exercise is the performance of certain acts which helps to maintain
mental health as well as physical fitness.
In support to this, Zainal (2017) stated that exercise has different benefits related to physical
and mental health. In people brain, exercise stimulates to the chemical as it is effective to
improve the mood because brain part is accountable for learning as well as memory. Exercise
can make people feel better even if they are feeling good. It can decline the risk of illness
such as lung disease, heart, obesity, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, and
dementia. This exercise helps people to recover from caress as well as recover from other
illness condition. It is analyzed that exercise enables people to lose weight if people want then
it is good for people health and might be good for increasing self-esteem of people.
To evaluate the role of physical exercise in improving the mental health of people: In
context of Australia
According to Palinkas et al. (2015) exercise is not only related to increasing muscle size and
aerobic capacity but also it can improve the physical health and physiques. Physical exercise

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also plays important role improve trim the waistline and mental life as well as ad years to
people life. However, physical exercise defines what motivates most people to keep active.
In contrast to this, Apouey et al. (2015) stated that people who exercise regularly tend to do
because it provides them an enormous sense of well-being. Physical exercise makes feel more
vigorous right through the day, sleep better at night, have sharper memories and makes feel
more relaxed and favorable about themselves and their lives. It is strong medicine for much
ordinary mental health confront.
Exercise and depression
According to Etikan et al. (2016), exercise can treat mild to sensible depression as well as
antidepressant medication. It has no side effects and also helps to relieve depression
symptoms. It is also analyzed that maintaining exercise schedule can prevent people from
relapsing. It is a powerful depression fighter for various reasons. Along with this, physical
exercise promotes all kinds of alteration in the brain such as neutral growth, new activity
pattern, and decline inflammation. This also endorses the feeling of calm as well as well –
being. It may also liberate endorphins and strong chemical from the brain that energies the
spirits. It makes feel good and serves as a distraction. It also allows people to assess certain
calm time to break the cycle of unfavorable opinion that nourish depression.
Exercise and anxiety
As per the view of Coolican (2017) exercise is an ordinary and significant anti-anxiety action.
It facilitates stress and tension and also improves the mental energy. It also plays an
imperative role to improve the well-being by releasing the endorphins. It can provide bigger
benefits to people if they pay attention rather than zoning out. Physical exercise tries to
observe the feeling of people with respect to feet hitting the ground. For instance, the rhythm
of people may feel by breathing and feeling of wind on the skin. By adding the mindfulness
component in physical exercise, people can focus on their body and feel as exercise. It not

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only enhances the physical structure rapidly as well as makes able to interrupt the constant
flow and uncertainties through the head.
Exercise and stress
Steptoe et al. (2015) evaluated that exercise notices how people body feels and when people
are under stress. People muscles may be tense, particularly in neck, face, shoulders. It also
makes relieve to people from back and neck pain and painful headaches. People may feel
tautness in the chest, beating pulse and muscle cramps.
In opposed to this, Lindström (2015) stated that exercise may arise different issues like
stomachache, diarrhea, heartburn, insomnia, and frequent urination. This can worry and
makes feel discomfort to people and turn into the stress and generate a violent cycle amid the
mind and body. Exercise is an effective mode to breach this cycle and also releasing the
endorphins from the mind. Thus, it can be stated that physical exercise aids the people to
relax their muscles and relieves the tension in the body as both body and mind are closely
associated when people feel better from their mind.
Exercise and ADHD
In the view of Knapen et al., (2015) exercise regularly is an easiest and significant mode to
decline the symptoms regarding ADHD and enhance the motivation level, concentration,
memory as well as mood. Physical exercise instantly enhances the dopamine of brain and
improves the level of serotonin as well as norepinephrine. This also helps to focus and
attention on the mind. In such case, exercise helps in different ways like Ritalin and Adderall,
and ADHD medications.
Physical exercise and PTSD
According to the Hills et al. (2015) illustrated that the physical exercise can help to improve
the nervous system and start all the stuck part of the body. It will support to make happy
along with eliminating the health illness. There are different types of activities that can be

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considered in the physical exercise such as running, walking, mountain biking, sailing,
dancing, and weight training. Others activities are rock climbing, whitewater rafting, and
skiing can be more effective to decline the PTSD symptoms. It can also be stated that such
factor can also be effective to improve the legs and joint issues of people by using the
physical exercise.
To recommend the strategies to enhance the physical exercise for improving the mental
health of people: in context of Australia
According to the Sallis et al. (2015) stated that there are three strategies that can be supportive
to improve the mental health of people such as provide health-related, development of the
campaign and digital marketing communication. It will be supportive to influence a large
number of people to aware them regarding the importance of health. At the same time, it can
also be stated that this kind of programme can increase the exercises of physical exercise in
the Australia in less time. In addition to this, it can also be illustrated that the health-related
program can support to mitigate the barrier related to the health issues. At the same time, they
make aware to the people to use the physical exercise and improve the mental health in the
specified time.
In oppose to this, Vancampfort et al. (2015) illustrated that development of campaign can also
be supportive to attract a large number of consumers about the significance of physical
exercise. The campaign can be an effective tool to aware people about health.
As per the view of Telenius et al. (2015) explained that spread best practices by using the
digital communication tool. It will be supportive to direct communication with consumers and
spread the awareness about physical exercise to easily improve the mental health of people in
the specified time. In the current scenario, people have used the digital communication tools
such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube. It will also help to make a
positive relationship with the consumer in long-term. It can also be examined that such tools

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can force the people to use the physical exercise for improving the mental health of people. In
addition to this, it can also be said that the digital communication tools could be effective for
current scenario because of enhancing the use of digital communication tools. The digital
communication tools could play an imperative role in making a favorable relationship with
people.

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Chapter 3: Research design
Introduction
Research methodol0ogy plays an imperative role to determine the tools and techniques to
perform the research effectively. In addition, it also provides the appropriate methods to
collect the data for accomplishing the research objectives in long-term. An appropriate
research tool directs to meet the research task in the specified time and cost (Ngandu, et al.,
2015).
Research Philosophy
The research philosophy can play an imperative role to accomplish the task of research. For
this research, a researcher will use the interpretivism philosophy to discover the role of
physical exercise on the mental health of people. It will be also effective to develop the
theoretical knowledge about the research dilemma. It will also support to obtain the reliable
data towards the research issue. It will support to the researcher to successfully answer the
research question along with achieving the objectives of research appropriately Hills, A. P.,
(Dengel, et al., 2015).
It will enable the researcher to imply the thoughts, opinion, and beliefs of the respondent to
present the outcome. A researcher will not use positivism philosophy because the research is
subjective in nature. For this study, there is no need to access the correlation between two and
more variables. In addition to this, the researcher will also not imply the realism philosophy
because there is no need of cause and effect relationship among variables that will not
appropriate for this research (Knapen, et al., 2015).
Research Approach
A researcher will use the inductive approach to perform the research in a systematic manner.
A deductive research will be inappropriate for this research due to subjective nature of this
research dilemma. The inductive approach permits the researcher to determine the

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relationship among the physical exercise and mental health of people effectively. Due to this,
a researcher will able to develop theories that will not possible through deductive approach
(Rebar, et al., 2015).
Research types
In this research study, the researcher will use both methods qualitative and quantitative to
avoid the disadvantages of research methods along with obtaining the reliable and valid
outcome in future. From the utilization of qualitative method, the researcher will able create
the conceptual knowledge regarding the research problems through creating depth knowledge
about research issues. In oppose to this, from the utilization of quantitative research method,
the researcher will able to perform the statistical work to collect the appropriate information
for solving the research dilemma. In addition to this, it can also be said that the combined
research method will support to the researcher to evaluate the views and beliefs of people
about the research issue. On the other hand, it can also be said that the mixed research method
can decline the research quality (Apouey, et al., 2015).
Research Strategy
The research strategy plays an imperative role to accomplish the task of an organization.
In this research study, the researcher will use survey method, case study, and literature review
to meet the objectives of the research. These methods will be appropriate to collect the
accurate and reliable outcome. It also enabled the researcher to for collecting the information
regarding the research dilemma. Besides this, it can be said that from the utilization of case
study, the researcher will be able for collecting the actual information about the role of
physical exercise on the mental health of people (Hills, et al., 2015).
Research Purpose
The research purpose of this research is relied on the research aim, nature, and objectives of
the research. The research could be based on the exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory to