RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Physical exercise and psychological well being: a critical review.
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 111
OP 120
DO 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.111
VO 32
IS 2
A1 D Scully
A1 J Kremer
A1 M M Meade
A1 R Graham
A1 K Dudgeon
YR 1998
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/32/2/111.abstract
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.