Acute psychological benefits of aerobic exercise: A field study into the effects of exercise characteristics

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-184

  Rendi, Mária ^a   Szabo, Attila ^b   Szabó, Tamás ^b   Velenczei, Attila ^b   Kovács, Árpád ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

^b National Institute for Sport Talent Care   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Affect; Mood; Psychological well being; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; TREADMILL;

ADULT; AFFECT; BICYCLING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41349085835     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701426729     Document Type: Article

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