Some like it vigorous: Measuring individual differences in the preference for and tolerance of exercise intensity

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 350-374

  Ekkekakis, Panteleimon ^a   Hall, Eric E ^b   Petruzzello, Steven J ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Affect; Arousability; Psychometrics; Sensory modulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944517521     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.27.3.350     Document Type: Article

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