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Do we need physical activity guidelines for mental health: what does the evidence tell us?

journal contribution
posted on 2020-03-01, 00:00 authored by Megan TeychenneMegan Teychenne, R L White, J Richards, F B Schuch, S Rosenbaum, J A Bennie
The aims of this commentary are to (1) examine the current global physical activity recommendations for adults and its relation to mental health, based on findings from meta-analyses primarily of prospective studies, and (2) determine whether there is a need to extend the scope/focus of existing guidelines to ensure they are mental health informed.

History

Journal

Mental health and physical activity

Volume

18

Article number

100315

Pagination

1 - 5

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

1755-2966

eISSN

1878-0199

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal