Effects of Different Physical Exercises on Physical and Mental Health of Female College Students

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of different physical exercises on the physical and mental health of female college students. METHODS: This study focuses on the influence of sports intervention on the physical and mental health of female college students in H University. With the methods of literature review, investigation, measurement, experiment, and mathematical statistics, this paper discusses the influence of different physical exercises on the physical and mental health of female college students in H University. RESULTS: The average total score of female college students' health status is 10.25, which is between the average level of L 0.34–10.72 in some universities in China. Before and after the experiment, there were significant differences in five dimensions of self-respect, balance of personality structure, natural intimacy, belief value, and ideal transcendence among all female college students in the aerobics option group. Basketball exercises have significant effects on female college students' sense of unity of body and mind, self-structure coordination, interpersonal affinity, natural affinity, belief value, self-respect, and role adaptation. Compared with before and after taking part in table tennis exercise, the mental health level of girls has significant differences in four dimensions: self-respect, balance of personality structure, interpersonal affinity, and natural affinity. CONCLUSION: Different physical exercises have a significant impact on female college students' physical and mental health, can improve their physical health, and have no significant impact on their social adaptability.