Regular aerobic exercise increases dispositional mindfulness in men: A randomized controlled trial

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-119

  Mothes, Hendrik ^a   Klaperski, Sandra ^a   Seelig, Harald ^a,d   Schmidt, Stefan ^b,c   Fuchs, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Health behavior; Mental health; Mindfulness; Randomized controlled trial; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84905058498     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: 18780199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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