Exercising with an iPod, friend, or neither: Which is better for psychological benefits?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-208

  Plante, Thomas G ^a   Gustafson, Carissa ^b   Brecht, Carrie ^c   Imberi, Jenny ^d   Sanchez, Jacqueline ^e  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Behavioral Health   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mood; Music; Social contact; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952132236     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.2.7     Document Type: Article

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