Relaxation or Regulation: The Acute Effect of Mind-Body Exercise on Heart Rate Variability and Subjective State in Experienced Qi Gong Practitioners

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Changes in subjective vitality over rest and Qi Gong in the overall and the two national subsamples. Estimated means of self-reported subjective vitality (SV) before initial rest (t0, pre RS0), after initial rest (t1, post RS0), after the first Qi Gong exercise (t2, post QG1), after the second Qi Gong exercise (t3, QG2), and after second rest (t4, post RS1). Displayed are the means for the overall sample, the Chinese sample (CN), and the German sample (GER).