Might virtual reality promote the mood benefits of exercise?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-509

  Plante, Thomas G ^a,b   Aldridge, Arianne ^a   Bogden, Ryan ^a   Hanelin, Cara ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mood; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

COMPUTER BICYCLE GAME;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0037411084     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(02)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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