Stress reduction and mood enhancement in four exercise modes: Swimming, body conditioning, hatha yoga, and fencing

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 148-159

  Berger, Bonnie G ^a,b   Owen, David R ^a,b  

^a Sport Piychobgy Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FENCING; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; STUDENT; SWIMMING; YOGA;

EID: 0023939309     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1988.10605493     Document Type: Article

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