Context Stress is a leading cause of burnout in working professionals, including athletic trainers (ATs). One consequence of burnout for ATs is lower perceptions of well-being, which have implications for mental and physical health. Physical activity is known to help reduce stress. Thus, activity may help reduce stress and burnout in ATs while enhancing well-being. Objective To examine a theoretically based mediating model whereby leisure time physical activity was linked to subjective well-being by way of ATs` perceived stress and burnout. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Online survey during the fall sports season. Patients or Other Participants Practicing certified ATs (N = 163; mean age = 30.5 ± 6.7 years). Main Outcome Measure(s) Via a secure link, participants completed a survey that measured leisure time planned physical activity, work-related stress, burnout, and perceived life satisfaction. Latent variable analysis was used to examine the hypothesized mediating model. Results Minutes spent in moderate or vigorous activity were not associated with stress. Minutes spent walking were negatively associated with perceived stress (ß = -0.18, P < .001). Stress was positively associated with exhaustion (ß = 0.89, P < .001), negatively associated with personal accomplishment (ß = -0.70, P < .001), and positively associated with depersonalization (ß = 0.71, P < .001). Exhaustion was negatively associated (ß = -0.57, P < .001) and personal accomplishment was positively associated (ß = 0.31, P = .013) with well-being. Minutes spent walking were positively linked to well-being via stress and exhaustion. The negative relationship between stress and well-being was mediated by exhaustion and personal accomplishment. Conclusions Leisure time walking was indirectly and positively linked to well-being. Walking could be a strategy to reduce stress and burnout in ATs and thereby improve well-being. Key Points - Leisure time walking was negatively associated with athletic trainers` perceived stress levels. - Via stress and burnout perceptions, leisure time walking was indirectly associated with well-being. - Walking may be used as a strategy to help prevent burnout and improve well-being in athletic trainers by reducing stress.
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