Foundations of Exercise and Mental Health,2nd Ed.

Foundations of Exercise and Mental Health, 2nd Edition, presents a thorough examination of the potential that exercise has for a positive impact on mental health. This text systematically reviews the nature of the psychological benefits that result from regular participation in physical activity. This comprehensive analysis of the relationship between exercise and mental health establishes that exercise is associated with short-term and long-term improvements in participants and can be applied to both the treatment and the prevention of psychological problems.