Psychological benefits of exercise paired with virtual reality: Outdoor exercise energizes whereas indoor virtual exercise relaxes

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-117

  Plante, Thomas G ^a   Cage, Cara ^a   Clements, Sara ^a   Stover, Allison ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mood; Physical activity; Stress reduction; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746215790     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.1.108     Document Type: Article

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