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Fossati C, Torre G, Vasta S, et al. Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(23)doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312364.
Fossati, C., Torre, G., Vasta, S., Giombini, A., Quaranta, F., Papalia, R., & Pigozzi, F. (2021). Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(23), . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312364
Fossati, Chiara, et al. "Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation." International journal of environmental research and public health vol. 18,23 (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312364
Fossati C, Torre G, Vasta S, Giombini A, Quaranta F, Papalia R, Pigozzi F. Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 24;18(23). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312364. PMID: 34886090.
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 24;18(23). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312364.

Physical Exercise and Mental Health: The Routes of a Reciprocal Relation.

International journal of environmental research and public health

Chiara Fossati, Guglielmo Torre, Sebastiano Vasta, Arrigo Giombini, Federico Quaranta, Rocco Papalia, Fabio Pigozzi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", 00135 Rome, Italy.
  2. Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.

PMID: 34886090 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312364

Abstract

Sport participation and exercise practice are considered to be beneficial for mental status, yielding an improved mood and better quality of life. On the other hand, good mental fitness is thought to lead to better physical status and sport performance. The key aim of this narrative review is to provide an unstructured overview on the topic with special considerations on the role of mental and physical health to summarize the evidence on their reciprocal influence. While very few papers describe the role of mental health measures in affecting physical performance, more evidence is available concerning the effect of exercise and sport in improving mental health outcomes. Furthermore, there is a consistent role of depressive and anxiety symptoms in influencing the risk of sport injury in either recreational or elite athletes. Moreover, the importance of investigating mental health issues in elite and retired athletes is highlighted. On the basis of the available literature, several biases were found to affect the provided evidence mainly because of the complexity of a proper study design in this field.

Keywords: anxiety; depression; injury; mental health; sports participation

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