Effects of a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise Versus Resistance Training on Cognitive Vulnerabilities for Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 240-251

  Broman Fulks, Joshua J ^a   Kelso, Kerry ^a   Zawilinski, Laci ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; carbon dioxide; discomfort; distress; exercise; tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930866442     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1020448     Document Type: Article

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