A Research Protocol on the Impact of Exercise on Mental Health

This research protocol focuses on evaluating the impact of exercise on mental health, highlighting its potential to reduce the risk of mental illnesses and manage conditions like anxiety and depression. The study aims to address the role of exercise in mental well-being, providing conceptual understanding and practical approaches. Employing a mixed research design, the researcher plans to survey 100 individuals in Australia to gather their opinions. The protocol details the research design, methods including content analysis, sample size and sampling techniques using probability sampling, data collection methods incorporating both primary and secondary data, and data analysis strategies using statistical tools like SPSS and MS-Excel. Ethical considerations are also addressed, ensuring a comprehensive and reliable investigation into the relationship between exercise and mental health. The findings are expected to demonstrate that physical activity reduces frustration and muscle tension and helps eliminate health illnesses.

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Impact of exercise on the mental health

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Abstract
The research emphasize on evaluating the role of exercise on the mental health of people.
Furthermore, exercise can decline the risk of mental disease. It can support in managing some
mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Moreover, the main aim of this research
is address the role of exercise on the mental health of an individual. This research is effective
to comprehend the conceptual information towards the role of exercise on mental health of
people. This research will also be effective to understand many approaches, as it is associated
with increasing knowledge of individuals towards implication of research aim and objectives
of research issue. In this research, researcher will select 100 people of Australia and collect
their opinion towards the specified research issue. Further, mixed research design will be
used by the researcher to conduct this study and meet aim m of this study.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Literature review........................................................................................................................3
Research methodology...............................................................................................................4
Research design......................................................................................................................5
Research methods...................................................................................................................5
Sample size and sampling......................................................................................................6
Data collection method...........................................................................................................7
Data analysis...........................................................................................................................8
Ethical issues..........................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Physical activity could be beneficial for anti-depression and psychological handling by
considering cognitive behavioural therapy. The introduction section is effective for increasing
the information about research. Moreover, the literature review section will gain conceptual
information about the research. It increases the knowledge about many techniques that be
effective for the increasing the awareness of exercise to improve the mental health of people.
The research methodology section is effective for selecting a suitable strategy, methods,
design, data collection, and sampling method and research at a reliable conclusion.
Purpose of the study
This report emphasize on exploring the role of exercise on the mental health of an individual.
Research aim and objectives
The main aim of this research is address the role of exercise on the mental health of an
individual. There are certain objectives that will be accomplished by investigator to meet
specified aim of research. These are discuss below:
 To comprehend the concept of mental health and exercise
 To explore the role of exercise on the mental health of an individual
 To recommend strategies for improving the awareness exercise to mental health
Research questions
 What is concept of mental health and exercise
 What is the role of exercise on the mental health of an individual
 What are strategies for improving awareness exercise to mental health

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Potential benefits
This research is effective for increasing understanding about the role of exercise in improving
the mental health of an individual. Furthermore, it supports to comprehend the strategies for
improving awareness exercise to mental health. This research gain understanding about many
research tools and techniques that improve my knowledge towards the research. It could be
effective for conducting systematic research and reach at the valid conclusion.
Literature review
According to Mikkelsen et al. (2017), people who exercise regularly may perform it simply
because it makes them feel healthy. Exercise can enhance the mood, concentration, as well as
attentiveness. It can even support people a favorable viewpoint on life. The link between
exercise and mental health is complex. Moreover, inactivity can be both cause and
consequences related to mental illness. For instance, regular exercise can assist the sleep
better. In addition, good sleep support people to regulate the moods. In addition, exercise can
enhance the sense of control, coping competency, and self-esteem. Moreover, people who
exercise repeatedly often report how to feel while the goal is accomplished (Gerber, et al.,
2014.
According to Stanton and Happell, (2014) physical activity could be an outlet for eliminating
the frustration. Exercise can decline skeletal muscle tension that supports people to feel more
relaxed. The major benefit of exercise is that it supports to eliminate health illness of an
individual and supports make healthier life of them. The lack of exercise could create many
mental health issues named diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and arthritis.
In contrast to this, Cervenka, Agudelo, and Ruas, (2017) evaluated that if an individual
frequently do exercise then they could be capable to eliminate probabilities of mental health
issues. The really good news is exercise and does not have to be energetic and takes a longer

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time. It is addressed that a moderate level of exercise is sufficient. It is equivalent to walking
fast, however, being competent to speak to someone at the same time.
As per the view of Knapen, Vancampfort, Moriën, and Marchal, (2015) people should
exercise 30 minutes and at least five days in a week that can make a big difference. This can
be one 30 minute session and several shorter 10-15 minute sessions. It indicates that people
who exercise frequently have better mental health as well as emotional well-being and lower
rates of mental disease (Alcock, et al., 2014).
Research methodology
The research methodology could consider many tools and techniques to get feasible data in
the context of current issue named research design, research type, sample size and sampling
method, and data collection method (World Health Organization, 2014). These are discussed
as below:
Research design
Research design could be practiced by the researcher to attain their objectives and meet get
the reliable data. Research design aids researcher to select the suitable tool for collecting the
information that is associated with the research dilemma (Alcock, et al., 2014). There are
many tools and techniques that are considered in the research design named mixed research
design, qualitative research design, and quantitative research design. Further, it is examined
that mixed research design could be effective for getting conceptual as well as factual
information in the context of the specified issue. Moreover, the qualitative tool is imperative
for collecting non-numerical information in the context of the particular study. Under the mix
research design, research scholar will be capable to obtain realistic information from research
participants. It could mandate to the investigator to entail numerical as well as non-numerical

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data from current sources. Consequently, it could be evaluated that advantage of both
methods is entailed in mixed research design (Chekroud, et al., 2018).
Research methods
In the research study, the researcher has considered two kinds of methods to conduct their
study and make a reliable decision for the research matter. The research methods could be
effective for getting opinions and views of the research candidates towards research issue
(Wykes, et al., 2015). There are types of research methods named focus group, a content
analysis method, interview method, and observation method. Research scholar will imply
content analysis tools to conduct this study and it enables the investigator to reach a speed
field goal. These tools and strategies would direct to the investigator to conduct their research
in an appropriate manner to meet the purpose of research. From the application of survey
through questionnaires, the investigator will collect perception and views of research
candidates with respect to the research issue (Song, et al., 2014). Moreover, it is examined
that the content analysis method will also be considered by the investigator to get conceptual
information about the impact of mental health on the mental health of an individual.
Sample size and sampling
Sampling is an imperative tool that aids to select a sample from the whole population to
conduct the research and get a reliable conclusion. In the dissertation, sample size and
sampling is an imperative concept as it supports to select samples for conducting a specified
study and meeting reliable conclusion (Wu, et al., 2015). Moreover, the sampling tool could
entail two different tools and techniques named probability and non-probability sampling
method. For conducting this study, the researcher will use a probability sampling method as
compared to the non-probability sampling method. In this, the researcher will consider simple
random sampling method to select their research candidates to meet their goal in a suitable

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way (Thornicroft, et al., 2016). Moreover, it is evaluated that the non-probability sampling
tool will not be practiced by research scholar because it facilitates investigator to choose
research participants on behalf of gender, age, education, region, and experience. But, it is
evaluated that this method could create biases in the study. Hence, it can be evaluated that the
research scholar could not consider this method due to getting reliable result outcome.
Moreover, probability sampling could be effective for offering reliable outcome (Pratt, et al.,
2016).
The researcher will select 100 people from the different demographic area of Australia for
conducting this research study and understand their perception towards the role of exercise in
improving mental health. It could be significant for increasing the reliability research result.
Data collection method
The data collection technique facilitates the researcher to obtain reliable data to operate their
research study in a systematic way. There are two methods that are considered by study
named primary and secondary data collection method. Furthermore, the data collection
method is an imperative part of research as it facilitates to collect to comprehend different
ways to gather the information and implement them in the basis of requirements.
In this study, the investigator will imply both primary and secondary data collection tool
accomplish the aim and objectives of research the issue (Daskivich, et al., 2015). It is
evaluated that the selection of an appropriate tool facilitates the researcher to meet the aim
and objectives of the research dilemma. Moreover, the suitable technique of data collection
method could aid the researcher to gain their existing knowledge in the favor of the research
tools and techniques. It will be effective for research scholar to directly connect to the
research participants with research candidates to meet the research problems. Moreover, the
investigator will be capable to get fresh data about research dilemma. Further, research

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scholar will consider certain sources named observation method, case study, observation tool,
survey through questionnaire method. Furthermore, it is examined that the researcher uses
secondary data collection method to get theoretical information by considering the secondary
data collection technique (Koenig, 2015). There are certain sources that are considered by the
investigator to get the data from named books, authentic websites, journals, newspapers,
magazines, reports, and governmental articles. Moreover, both primary and secondary data
collection method has used by the research scholar as it leads to directly meet with the people
of Australia and gather their views and perceptions about research concern. In contrast to this,
a researcher could gain depth theoretical understanding related to research matter by
secondary data collection method. In addition, it is examined that interview and survey
through questionnaire could be conducted easily through primary data collection tool and it
will help to attain valid research result. Primary data gathering tool facilitate research scholar
to get the perception of research participants towards the research concern (Koenig, 2015).
Data analysis
The data analysis is an effective tool for evaluating investigator to examine collected
information to conduct their specified research in an appropriate way. There are certain tools
and techniques that are considered by research scholar to evaluate their collected information
such as content analysis, statistical analysis, conversational analysis, and disclosure analysis
(Thornicroft, et al., 2016). These methods could aid research scholar to critically examine
data. The statistical data analysis tool is practiced by the researcher to evaluate the gathered
data. There are many methods that will be considered by the researcher named correlation,
cross tabulation, and regression to evaluate the statistical information. Moreover, it
SPSS and MS-Excel software will be practiced by the researcher to illustrate the information
by table and graph to enhance depth knowledge towards findings and collect responses with

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respect to the role of exercise in improving the mental health (Knapen, Vancampfort, Moriën,
and Marchal, 2015).
Potential result of data analysis
The findings will show that physical activity could be an outlet for eliminating the frustration.
Exercise can decline skeletal muscle tension that supports people to feel more relaxed. The
major benefit of exercise is that it supports to eliminate health illness of an individual and
supports make healthier life of them. The lack of exercise could create many mental health
issues named diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and arthritis (Stanton and Happell, 2014)
Thus, this evaluated that if an individual frequently do exercise then they could be capable to
eliminate probabilities of mental health issues. The really good news is exercise and does not
have to be energetic and takes a longer time. It is addressed that a moderate level of exercise
is sufficient. It is equivalent to walking fast, however, being competent to speak to someone
at the same time (Cervenka, Agudelo, and Ruas, 2017). Further, it will find that people
should exercise 30 minutes and at least five days in a week that can make a big difference.
This can be one 30 minute session and several shorter 10-15 minute sessions. It indicates that
people who exercise frequently have better mental health as well as emotional well-being and
lower rates of mental disease. Further, Regular exercise can distract people from negative
feelings and offer the opportunity to gain new experience. It provides the opportunity to meet
people and get social support when they exercise with others. Along with this, the level of
chemicals in the brain likes stress hormones, serotonin, and endorphins. Exercise gains
energy levels (Alcock, et al., 2014).
Ethical issues
Ethical consideration is a significant aspect in the investigation as it aids the investigator to
accomplish all task and activity of the research study in an ethical and appropriate manner by

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following guidelines of the university and maintaining the privacy of research candidates.
Ethical consideration also supports the investigator to implement relevant behavior to
accomplish the investigation in a systematic way (Thornicroft, et al., 2016). There are many
ethical issues that create difficulties for research scholar to meet their tasks such as violation
of copyright act, plagiarism, and data fracturing. These difficulties could be diminished by
the research scholar by giving whole credit to the researcher and authors. This could be done
by giving references about author and in-texting in every paragraph of the dissertation.
Furthermore, research scholar has practices particular languages to demonstrate or discuss
their gathered information. It could be effective for eliminating chances of similarity. In the
context of this, it is also detailed information and data from research candidates in order to
get primary data. It also enables the investigator to sustain the reliability of data in an
effective way. From the implication of ethical norms, research scholar will be mandated to
secure the privacy of a candidate’s confidential data (Koenig, 2015). It is analyzed that
selected research scholar take a prior appointment to the people for getting their responses
about the research matter.
Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be summarized that exercise could positively impact on the
mental health of an individual. For exploring the knowledge of exercise, health care
organization should imply promotional technique and spreading awareness about the exercise
to improve the mental health of an individual. It can be illustrated that there are many tools of
methodology that are considered in this research named reproach design, research methods,
data collection, data analysis, sampling, and ethical consideration. It could be effective for
getting the result in the favor of research objectives.

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