Download or read book Physical Activity and Anxiety in Adolescents written by Shitian Shi and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Physical Activity and Anxiety in Adolescents: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials" by Shitian, Shi, 石诗田, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Background Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychological disorders experienced during adolescence. Studies have suggested that physical activity may contribute to a beneficial role for anxiety including the prevention and reduction of anxiety symptoms among adolescents. This systematic review aims to explore the possible relationship between physical activity and anxiety. Methods A systematic search was performed to locate randomized-controlled trials (RCT)from 1980to 30 April 2014 in PubMed, MEDLINE(ProQuest), PsycINFO(ProQuest) and Google scholar. Quality of RCTs was assessed using JADAD. The relationship of physical activity and anxiety was explored. The change of anxiety reported scores for intervention groups in the follow-up period was tabulated. Findings From the results of five studies, physical activity may change mean anxiety scores in the general population of adolescents respectively. Regarding the within intervention group analysis, five studies had showed the significant changes compared pre-test and post-test anxiety scores, which support the positive effects of physical activity on anxiety. But no more evidence showed the specific period and depth the effects of interventions group as seldom trials reported follow-up data. That meant, we couldn't tell whether there was enduring impacts of physical activity on reduction of anxiety symptoms. In these studies, the evidence of improvement levels of physical activity was weak as there were no consistent criteria of vigorous and aerobic exercise. Conclusion The reduction of anxiety scores with physical activity intervention is the main findings. Though most results showed significant improvement, limitations in the study design, analysis and reporting limit the inferences regarding the effect of physical activity on the reduction and prevention of anxiety. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5320622 Subjects: Exercise for youth Anxiety in adolescence

Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.

Download or read book The Effect of Physical Activity on State Anxiety in Adolescents written by Anthony F. Greene and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Impacts of Physical Activity on Adolescents with Depression and Anxiety written by Meghan Bechtel and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physical Exercise for Human Health written by Junjie Xiao and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shares the latest findings on exercise and its benefits in preventing and ameliorating numerous diseases that are of worldwide concern. Addressing the role of exercise training as an effective method for the prevention and treatment of various disease, the book is divided into eleven parts: 1) An Overview of the Beneficial Effects of Exercise on Health and Performance, 2) The Physiological Responses to Exercise, 3) Exercise and Metabolic Diseases, 4) Exercise and Cardiovascular Diseases, 5) Exercise and Musculoskeletal Diseases, 6) Exercise and Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, 7) Exercise and the Respiration System, 8) Exercise and Immunity, 9) Exercise and HIV/AIDS, 10) Exercise and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and 11) Future Prospects. Given its scope, the book will be particularly useful for researchers and students in the fields of physical therapy, physiology, medicine, genetics and cell biology, as well as researchers and physicians with a range of medical specialties.

Download or read book Movement and Mood written by Julie A. Young and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescence is a unique period of development where negative health outcomes, such as insufficient physical activity and anxiety are common. Both these affect future physical activity and anxiety. There is substantial work investigating the relationships between physical activity and other mental health disorders, such as depression. Anxiety, however, is more common than depression and there is less research on anxiety and physical activity, particularly in an adolescent population. In addition, the short-term variability of physical activity and anxiety is unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between anxiety and physical activity as well as explore their natural variation at proximal timepoints. Aim one investigated the relative impact of self-reported physical activity (PA) on anxiety levels in a diverse group of adolescents, while controlling for age, sex, musculoskeletal injury, depression, and pain. The results indicated that PA was not associated with elevated nor clinical levels of anxiety symptoms. Self-identifying sex as a female and depression were associated with both elevated and clinical levels of anxiety. Pain was also associated with elevated levels of anxiety. Aim two examined the influence of anxiety symptoms and diagnoses on levels of objectively measured PA in young adolescents while controlling for sex, body mass index (BMI), sports participation, pain, friend encouragement and neighborhood safety. The results indicated that those with anxiety symptoms and diagnoses accrued significantly lower PA than those without. Having greater friend encouragement, self-identifying sex as male and obesity were also related to increased PA. Aim three explored within-person and between-person variation of self-reported PA and anxiety symptoms in adolescents. The results indicated that the majority of adolescents did not meet PA guidelines and reported elevated anxiety symptoms at least once over a 10-week period. Substantial within-person and between-person changes were also noted. Overall, our findings suggest that anxiety influences PA levels, but that PA does not necessarily influence anxiety. In addition, the majority of adolescents do not accrue sufficient levels of PA and concurrently suffer from elevated anxiety symptoms. Substantial variability in both PA and anxiety highlights the complexity of health behaviors during adolescence.

Download or read book Physical Activity and Anxiety in Adolescents written by 石诗田 and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exercise and Your Heart written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Move for a Healthy Mind a Program of Peer led Physical Activity for Adolescents with Depression and Anxiety written by Emily Ann Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following discusses adolescent depression and anxiety and the utilization of physical activity as an intervention or coping mechanism. Adolescents have been experiencing increased rates of anxiety or depression diagnoses over the past roughly two decades. Adolescence is, physiologically, a formative period in the developmental stage from childhood to adulthood. Current barriers to achieving optimal mental health among the adolescent population include the stigmatization of mental health issues, lack of education, socioeconomic status and healthcare access. Further, physical activity has been studied and identified to be an effective treatment for individuals experiencing depression and anxiety. In an effort to treat the adolescent population experiencing mental health issues, the following discusses the proposal of utilizing a peer-led exercise workshop to combat depression and anxiety. Move for a Healthy Mind is a program that combines physical exercise and education for adolescents and guardians to target adolescent depression and anxiety with a goal of preventing or improving symptoms of depression and anxiety. The program is modeled based on a number of successful existing programs and studies with a goal to improve or prevent symptoms of depression and anxiety among adolescent-aged students. The program will deploy trained volunteers known as Mental Health Ambassadors, ages 17-18, to participating middle schools and high schools to conduct a two-part peer-to-peer workshop including classroom discussion and physical exercise. The program intends to tackle mental health stigma, improve physical health, and inform adolescents and parents of available mental health resources.

Download or read book The Anxiety Workbook for Teens written by Lisa M. Schab and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From managing social media stress to dealing with pandemics and other events beyond your control, this fully revised and updated edition of The Anxiety Workbook for Teens has the tools you need to put anxiety in its place. In our increasingly uncertain world, there are plenty of reasons for anyone to feel anxious. And as a teen, you’re also dealing with academic stress, social and societal pressures, and massive changes taking place in your body, brain, and emotions. The good news is that there are a lot of effective techniques you can use—both on your own and with the help of a therapist or counselor—to reduce your feelings of anxiety and keep them from taking over your life. Now fully revised and updated, this second edition of The Anxiety Workbook for Teens provides the most up-to-date strategies for calming fear, anxiety, and worry, so you can reach your goals and be your best. You’ll find new skills to help you handle school pressures and social media overload, develop a positive self-image, recognize your anxious thoughts, and stay calm in times of extreme uncertainty. The workbook also includes resources for seeking additional help and support if you need it. While working through the activities in this book, you’ll find tons of ways to help you manage your anxiety. Some of the activities may seem unusual at first. You may be asked to try doing things that are very new to you. Just remember—these are tools, intended for you to carry with you and use over and over throughout your life. The more you practice using them, the better you will become at managing anxiety. If you’re ready to change your life for the better and get your anxiety under control, this workbook can help you start today. In these increasingly challenging times, teens need mental health resources more than ever. With more than 1.6 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books for teens are easy to use, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice written by Joe Piggin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This is the first book to critically examine the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Moving beyond the usual biophysical and epidemiological approaches, it defines and explores the key themes that are shaping the global physical activity debate. Unrivalled in its scale and scope, it presents the latest data on physical activity from around the world, including case studies from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. Drawing on social, economic and behavioural sciences, it covers contexts from the global to the local and introduces the dominant ideas which inform the study of physical activity. Its 41 chapters examine the use of different forms of evidence in policymaking, the role of organisations in advocating physical activity, and the practical realities of public health interventions. The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice is a landmark publication for all students, academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in the social-scientific study of sport, exercise, physical activity and public health.

Download or read book Participation in Physical Education and Anxiety in Adolescents written by Chrysta Young and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical education was created to excite young learners and build their interest in overall health and lifelong physical activity. It has been seen in recent years that fitness testing has taken away a love for physical activity and induces anxiety for adolescents. This study is designed to investigate the difference between anxiety in adolescent students with physical education (N=21) in their current schedule and without physical education in their current schedule (N=10). According to the data there is no significant difference between groups p value = 0.314. Although this study states that there is no difference between adolescents in physical education and those who are not in physical education, there is a difference in anxiety among different grades of students. Future studies should be completed to compare different types of physical education units and the effect they have on anxiety.

Download or read book Exercise for Mood and Anxiety written by Michael Otto Ph.D. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercise has long been touted anecdotally as an effective tool for mood improvement, but only recently has rigorous science caught up with these claims. There is now overwhelming evidence that regular exercise can help relieve low mood-from feelings of stress and anxiety to full depressive episodes. With Exercise for Mood and Anxiety, Michael Otto and Jasper Smits, well-known authorities on cognitive behavioral therapy, take their empirically-based mood regulation strategy from the clinic to the general public. Written for those with diagnosed mood disorders as well as those who simply need a new strategy for managing the low mood and stress that is an everyday part of life, this book provides readers with step-by-step guidance on how to start and maintain an exercise program geared towards improving mood, with a particular emphasis on understanding the relationship between mood and motivation. Readers learn to attend carefully to mood states prior to and following physical activity in order to leverage the full benefits of exercise, and that the trick to maintaining an exercise program is not in applying more effort, but in arranging one's environment so that less effort is needed. As a result readers not only acquire effective strategies for adopting a successful program, but are introduced to a broader philosophy for enhancing overall well-being. Providing patient vignettes, rich examples, and extensive step-by-step guidance on overcoming the obstacles that prevent adoption of regular exercise for mood, Exercise for Mood and Anxiety is a unique translation of scientific principles of clinical and social psychology into an action-based strategy for mood change.

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health written by Panteleimon Ekkekakis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of evidence shows that physical activity can be a cost-effective and safe intervention for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As researchers and clinicians around the world look for evidence-supported alternatives and complements to established forms of therapy (medication and psychotherapy), interest in physical activity mounts. The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health offers the most comprehensive review of the research evidence on the effects of physical activity on multiple facets of mental health. Written by a team of world-leading international experts, the book covers ten thematic areas: physical activity and the ‘feel good’ effect anxiety disorders depression and mood disorders self-perceptions and self-evaluations cognitive function across the lifespan psychosocial stress pain energy and fatigue addictions quality of life in special populations. This volume presents a balanced assessment of the research evidence, highlights important directions for future work, and draws clear links between theory, research, and clinical practice. As the most complete and authoritative resource on the topic of physical activity and mental health, this is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners in a wide range of fields, including clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, behavioural and preventive medicine, gerontology, nursing, public health and primary care.

Download or read book Stress to Strength written by Colin Miller and published by Sunshine Blend. This book was released on 2023-06-26 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stress to Strength: Physical Health's Impact on the Anxious Youth' is the introductory book in the Sunshine Blend series, a collection that discusses holistic treatments for children with mental health. Here, we explore the connection between physical health and children coping with mental health issues such as Anxiety and Depression. Perfect for parents of children or teenagers who experience these challenges, 'Stress to Strength' demonstrates how consistent practices such as exercise, cardio, meditation, or just simply moving up from your chair or taking your eyes off the screen of a computer or phone can greatly benefit the mental well-being of a young person. In this book, we cover: - What anxiety and depression are and how to identify it - How physical fitness aids stress reduction - Incorporating the SMART Framework (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) in setting up a fitness goal - The benefits of pairing physical activity with social activity - Six beginner workout routines to help ease boys and girls aged 5 - 17 into the realm of fitness - A directory of 66 different weighted, calisthenic, and cardio workouts. - And much more. Guiding a child to understand their mental landscape can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be. With 'Stress to Strength', you will be given a roadmap explaining the benefits the fitness world offers.

Download or read book The Exercise Effect on Mental Health written by Henning Budde and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Exercise Effect on Mental Health contains the most recent and thorough overview of the links between exercise and mental health, and the underlying mechanisms of the brain. The text will enhance interested clinicians’ and researchers’ understanding of the neurobiological effect of exercise on mental health. Editors Budde and Wegner have compiled a comprehensive review of the ways in which physical activity impacts the neurobiological mechanisms of the most common psychological and psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. This text presents a rigorously evidence-based case for exercise as an inexpensive, time-saving, and highly effective treatment for those suffering from mental illness and distress.

Download or read book Mastery of Anxiety and Panic for Adolescents Riding the Wave Therapist Guide written by Donna B. Pincus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The treatment described in this Therapist Guide is specifically designed for adolescents with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Panic disorder often first appears in adolescence, making effective treatment for this age group a priority. Left untreated, panic disorder can severely impair an adolescent's development and functioning. It can put an adolescent at risk for depression and have consequences into adulthood. The program was developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University and targets patients ages 12-17. It is comprised of 12 sessions to be delivered over an 11-week period. Adolescents learn about the nature of panic and anxiety and how to challenge their panic thoughts. Exposure sessions help them face their fears and stop avoiding situations that cause heightened anxiety. An adaptation chapter addresses how to modify the program for intensive (8 day) treatment, as well as how to tailor the treatment to different ages. Each session includes an optional parent component and an appendix provides handouts for parents. The corresponding workbook is specifically designed for adolescent use, with easy to understand explanations and teen-friendly forms.