The influence of physical activity on mental well-being

KR Fox - Public health nutrition, 1999 - cambridge.org
Objective: The case for exercise and health has primarily been made on its impact on
diseases such coronary heart disease, obesity and diabetes. However, there is a very high …

Does physical activity prevent weight gain–a systematic review

M Fogelholm, K Kukkonen‐Harjula - Obesity reviews, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is a systematic review of research data on associations between physical activity
and weight gain, with or without prior weight reduction. The selected studies were restricted …

Exercise does not feel the same when you are overweight: the impact of self-selected and imposed intensity on affect and exertion

P Ekkekakis, E Lind - International journal of obesity, 2006 - nature.com
Objective: The lower rates of adherence to physical activity commonly found among
overweight adults compared to their normal-weight counterparts might be due to the activity …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity as a barrier to physical activity

K Ball, D Crawford, N Owen - Australian and New Zealand journal of public …, 2000 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe perceptions of being 'too fat'as a barrier to physical
activity by gender and body mass index, and to examine the associations between feeling …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise motivation, eating, and body image variables as predictors of weight control

PJ Teixeira, SB Going… - … & science in …, 2006 - selfdeterminationtheory.org
ABSTRACT TEIXEIRA, PJ, SB GOING, LB HOUTKOOPER, EC CUSSLER, LL METCALFE,
RM BLEW, LB SARDINHA, and TG LOHMAN. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 38, No. 1, pp …

Weight loss practices and body weight perceptions among US college students

CM Wharton, T Adams, JS Hampl - Journal of American College …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The authors assessed associations between body weight perception and weight
loss strategies. Participants: They randomly selected male and female college students (N …

[PDF][PDF] Comportamientos sedentarios y patrones de actividad física en adolescentes

A Abarca-Sos, JZ Casterad, EG Lanaspa… - … de Medicina y Ciencias …, 2010 - redalyc.org
Este estudio pretende conocer y relacionar los patrones de Actividad Física (AF) y el
cumplimiento de la recomendaciones de práctica de AF saludable con algunos …

The PPET study: people and pets exercising together

RF Kushner, DJ Blatner, DE Jewell, K Rudloff - Obesity, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Obesity is a significant public health problem that is affecting people and their
pets. The human‐companion animal bond and the role of pets in providing social support …

Efficacy of Nordic walking in obesity management

H Figard-Fabre, N Fabre, A Leonardi… - International journal of …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
The effects of a Nordic walking (NW) program compared to those of a walking (W) program
on physiological and perceptual variables in obese middle-aged women were investigated …

Motivations for exercise and weight loss among African-American women: focus group results and their contribution towards program development

DR Young, J Gittelsohn, J Charleston… - Ethnicity & …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Objective African-American women are more likely to be sedentary and maintain higher
body weights compared with Caucasian women, although some are physically active and …