Interoception, defined as the sense of the internal bodily state, plays a critical role in physical, cognitive, emotional and social well-being. Regarding physical well-being, contemporary models of exercise regulation incorporate interoceptive processes in the regulation of physical exertion. Top-down processes continuously monitor the physiological condition of the body to ensure allostasis is maintained, however, flagged perturbations also appear to influence these higher order processes in return. More specifically, enhancing one's physiological arousal by means of physical activity is a viable way of manipulating the afferent input entering the interoceptive system, appearing to optimise the integration of early sensory stimulation with later affective responses. Despite this, the relationship between physical activity and top-down regulation is underrepresented in interoceptive research. We here address this gap by integrating findings from different disciplines to support the overlapping mechanisms, with the hope of stimulating further research in this field. Developing our understanding of how interoceptive processes are shaped by physical activity could hold significant clinical implications considering the impact of interoceptive deficits to mental health and well-being.

内感受，定义为内部身体状态的感觉，在身体、认知、情感和社会福祉中起着至关重要的作用。关于身体健康，当代运动调节模型将内感受过程纳入体力消耗的调节中。自上而下的过程持续监测身体的生理状况，以确保维持平衡，然而，标记的扰动似乎也反过来影响这些更高阶的过程。更具体地说，通过身体活动增强一个人的生理唤醒是一种操纵进入内感受系统的传入输入的可行方法，似乎可以优化早期感官刺激与后期情感反应的整合。尽管如此，身体活动与自上而下调节之间的关系在内感受研究中没有得到充分体现。我们在这里通过整合来自不同学科的研究结果来支持重叠机制来解决这一差距，希望刺激该领域的进一步研究。考虑到内感受缺陷对心理健康和幸福的影响，发展我们对身体活动如何塑造内感受过程的理解可能具有重要的临床意义。