An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis

B Stubbs, D Vancampfort, S Rosenbaum, J Firth… - Psychiatry …, 2017 - Elsevier
The literature regarding exercise for people with established anxiety disorders is equivocal.
To address this issue, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating …

Mental health and the role of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

X Ai, J Yang, Z Lin, X Wan - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related public health restrictions are having an increasingly
serious impact on mental health, and measures need to be taken to curb this trend. The …

An active inference approach to interoceptive psychopathology

MP Paulus, JS Feinstein… - Annual review of clinical …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Interoception refers to the process by which the nervous system senses and integrates
signals originating from within the body, providing a momentary map** of the body's …

Moving to beat anxiety: epidemiology and therapeutic issues with physical activity for anxiety

A Kandola, D Vancampfort, M Herring, A Rebar… - Current psychiatry …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper was to provide a comprehensive
narrative review of the relationship between physical activity (PA) and anxiety and the …

Exercise in the treatment of clinical anxiety in general practice–a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Aylett, N Small, P Bower - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Anxiety disorders are common, yet treatment options in general practice are
often limited to medication or CBT. There is a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of …

Interventions for common mental health problems among university and college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Huang, YT Nigatu, R Smail-Crevier, X Zhang… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Common mental health problems (CMHPs), such as depression, anxiety disorder, obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are internalizing …

Exercise and anxiety

A Kandola, B Stubbs - Physical exercise for human health, 2020 - Springer
Anxiety disorders are a group of highly prevalent mental health conditions that can have a
debilitating impact on daily functioning and well-being. They can co-occur with other mental …

The effect of physical activity on anxiety in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Carter, M Pascoe, A Bastounis, ID Morres… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There is emerging evidence that physical activity can have beneficial effects on
anxiety. A comprehensive synthesis of the evidence of the anxiolytic effects of physical …

Exercise as treatment for anxiety: systematic review and analysis

GL Stonerock, BM Hoffman, PJ Smith… - Annals of behavioral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Exercise has been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety, but few studies have
studied exercise in individuals preselected because of their high anxiety. Purpose The …

Effects of exercise and physical activity on anxiety

E Anderson, G Shivakumar - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2013 - frontiersin.org
IntroductionThe beneficial effects of regular physical activity on health are indisputable in the
field of modern medicine. Exercise is often the first step in lifestyle modifications for the …