The effects of stress on physical activity and exercise.
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Overall, the majority of the literature finds that the experience of stress impairs efforts to be physically active, and some prospective studies report evidence that PA was positively impacted by stress (behavioral activation).Abstract:
Background
Psychological stress and physical activity (PA) are believed to be reciprocally related; however, most research examining the relationship between these constructs is devoted to the study of exercise and/or PA as an instrument to mitigate distress.read more
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Behavior and Well-Being of Canadians.
Iris A. Lesser,Carl P. Nienhuis +1 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that public health measures differentially affected Canadians who were active and inactive and physical activity was strongly associated with well-being outcomes in inactive individuals, suggesting that health promoting measures directed towards inactive individuals may be essential to improvingWell-being.
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Physically isolated but socially connected: Psychological adjustment and stress among adolescents during the initial COVID-19 crisis
TL;DR: The authors found that adolescents are concerned about the COVID-19 crisis and are particularly worried about schooling and peer relationships, while more time connecting to friends virtually during the pandemic was associated with greater depression, but family time and schoolwork was related to less depression.
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More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science.
Elissa S. Epel,Alexandra D. Crosswell,Stefanie E. Mayer,Aric A. Prather,George M. Slavich,Eli Puterman,Wendy Berry Mendes +6 more
TL;DR: An integrative working model is articulated, highlighting how stressor exposures across the life course influence habitual responding and stress reactivity, and how health behaviors interact with stress, and a Stress Typology articulating timescales for stress measurement is offered.
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The impact of stress on students in secondary school and higher education
TL;DR: The authors found that academic-related stress can reduce academic demands in secondary and tertiary education settings, and that academic related stress can be reduced by reducing academic demands and stressors in the student's daily life.
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Advances in recovery research: What have we learned? What should be done next?
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Carol Ewing Garber,Bryan Blissmer,Michael R. Deschenes,Barry A. Franklin,Michael J. LaMonte,I-Min Lee,David C. Nieman,David P. Swain +7 more
TL;DR: The recommended quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in healthy adults is discussed in the position stand of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Position Stand.