'Leave all the troubles of the outside world': A qualitative study on the binary benefits of 'Boxercise' for individuals with mental health difficulties

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-102

  Hefferon, Kate ^a   Mallery, Rebecca ^a   Gay, Chloe ^b   Elliott, Simeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Active Minds   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boxercise; mental health; power; qualitative; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874497926     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2012.712995     Document Type: Article

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