Getting Fit for Life: Can Exercise Reduce Stress?.

DeBenedette, Valerie

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Publication Date: 1988

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Getting Fit for Life: Can Exercise Reduce Stress?

DeBenedette, Valerie

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v16 n6 p185-86,191,196,200 Jun 1988

This article considers the validity of the widely-held notion that exercising for physical fitness also reduces stress. The ways in which researchers define "stress" and "fitness" are described. Several researchers comment on the subject and various research projects are discussed. (JL)

Descriptors: Exercise, Injuries, Physical Fitness, Psychological Patterns, Research Problems, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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