LET'S GET PHYSICAL: A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF THE ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF EXERCISE FOR ANXIETY AND ITS DISORDERS: Review: Exercise and Anxiety Reduction
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Research over the past few decades has focused on the therapeutic effects of physical exercise among those affected by mood disorders. Only recently has attention turned to maladaptive and persistent expressions of anxiety, with a growing body of evidence indicating promise for exercise as an effective treatment for some of the anxiety disorders. The current review provides a comprehensive account of contemporary research examining the anxiolytic effects of exercise for anxiety disorders. We synthesize pertinent research regarding the effects of various types of exercise within the different anxiety disorders, consider impact of various types of exercise regimens on anxiety, and examine potential anxiolytic mechanisms responsible for positive mental health gains. We conclude with important considerations for implementing exercise as a treatment for clinically significant anxiety as well as future research directions.
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- Authors
- Asmundson, G. J. G., Fetzner, M. G., DeBoer, L. B., Powers, M. B., Otto, M. W., & Smits, J. A. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Regina (CA)
- Southern Methodist University; Dallas; Texas
- Southern Methodist University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Asmundson, Gordon J. G.
- Venue
- Depression and Anxiety
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2013-01-08
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 362-373
- ISSN
- 1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2150583919
- Cited by
- 361
- References
- 121
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 6
- FWCI
- 3.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Keywords
- physical activity, anxiolytic effects, anxiety disorders, exercise therapy, anxiolytic mechanism, exercise regimen, mood disorders
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Humans, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobic Disorders, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Exercise, Panic Disorder
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