Abstract: Mindfulness is a new construct in modern psychology. In recent years, mindfulness has become the focus of many applied psychology researches. Based on this background, this paper introduces the research situation of mindfulness; analyses the value of trait mindfulness in exercise psychology; probes into the theoretical basis of trait mindfulness research on exercise psychology; and constructs the theoretical framework of trait mindfulness research content in exercise psychology. Comprehensive analysis shows that: trait mindfulness is a positive personality trait; the study of trait mindfulness in exercise psychology is inherent to the development of exercise psychology; the mental structure of physical exercise has a high degree of agreement with the mental structure of mindfulness, which provides a strong theoretical support for the study of trait mindfulness in exercise psychology; the study content of trait mindfulness in exercise psychology is rich, and it provides a new angel for solving many problems in exercise psychology. Therefore, trait mindfulness provides a new research perspective for the further development of exercise psychology.

Key words: mindfulness, trait mindfulness, exercise psychology, mindfulness attention mode, mindfulness attitude