PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D Scully
AU  - J Kremer
AU  - M M Meade
AU  - R Graham
AU  - K Dudgeon
TI  - Physical exercise and psychological well being: a critical review.
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.111
DP  - 1998 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 111--120
VI  - 32
IP  - 2
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/32/2/111.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/32/2/111.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1998 Jun 01; 32
AB  - The relation between physical exercise and psychological health has increasingly come under the spotlight over recent years. While the message emanating from physiological research has extolled the general advantages of exercise in terms of physical health, the equivalent psychological literature has revealed a more complex relation. The paper outlines the research evidence, focusing on the relation between physical exercise and depression, anxiety, stress responsivity, mood state, self esteem, premenstrual syndrome, and body image. Consideration is also given to the phenomena of exercise addiction and withdrawal, and implications for exercise prescription are discussed.