Walking in (affective) circles: Can short walks enhance affect?

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-275

  Ekkekakis, Panteleimon ^a   Hall, Eric E ^a   VanLanduyt, Lisa M ^a   Petruzzello, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Circumplex model; Moderate physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ADULT; AFFECT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 0034048192     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005558025163     Document Type: Article

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