SynthesisMedicine and science in sports and exercise2016
Exercise in Eating Disorders Treatment: Systematic Review and Proposal of Guidelines.
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Characterizing Acute Exercise Response in Restrictive Eating Disorders
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 Update to the Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement Part 2: Clinical Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Return to Play for Adolescents and Adults.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Guideline
- Movement Awareness Therapies in Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing & health sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Psychosocial etiology of maladaptive exercise and its role in eating disorders: A systematic review.The International journal of eating disorders · 2021Pooled it
- The PED-t trial protocol: The effect of physical exercise -and dietary therapy compared with cognitive behavior therapy in treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2017Trial
- Feeling Better Before, Not After: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect Around Exercise in Women With Eating Disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Swedish Clinicians' Knowledge, Practices, and Access to Structured Guidance Regarding Maladaptive Exercise in Eating Disorders.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Metabolic pattern across energy imbalance: An exploratory metabolomics study of female body weight extremes including anorexia nervosa and athletes.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Managing Exercise in Eating Disorder Treatment and Adapting Treatment for Athletes.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- The cross-sectional study on the association between physical exercise and restrained eating among Chinese college students: the chain mediating roles of emotional intelligence and perceived stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Athlete-focused eating disorder programming in higher levels of care: feasibility and clinical outcomes from a naturalistic setting.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Perfectionism and emotional eating among college students: a chained mediation model of body image state and exercise addiction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Feeling Better Before, Not After: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect Around Exercise in Women with Eating Disorders.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Social and individual factors associated with eating disorders risk among adolescents in secondary schools of Sicily (south-Italy).Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Resistance training is an underused and promising tool in eating disorder recovery: a narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Review
- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Taekwondo Mindful Movement Intervention in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2025Article
- Embracing a different outlook: Strengths and goals of individuals currently in treatment for anorexia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Longitudinal description and prediction of physical inactivity among patients with borderline personality disorder and personality-disordered comparison subjects.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2024Article
- New understandings meet old treatments: putting a contemporary face on established protocols.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Moving to Improve Mental Health - The Role of Exercise in Cognitive Function: A Narrative Review.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionAlthough exercise is an effective intervention for many psychological health issues, it has often been overlooked as a potential adjunct to eating disorder (ED) treatment. Thus, our objective was to summarize the literature by synthesizing themes identified in clinical studies and explicit guidelines or recommendations for the use or management of exercise in ED interventions into a proposed set of guidelines for the use of exercise in ED treatment.
methodsA literature search in exercise science, health psychology, and the ED literature was conducted. The focus was to obtain articles that reported on therapeutic effects and/or guidelines for the therapeutic use of exercise in individuals with ED.
resultsOur review identified 11 core themes describing techniques that have been successful in using exercise therapeutically in ED treatment. These 11 guidelines are as follows: employ a team of relevant experts, monitor medical status, screen for exercise-related psychopathology, create a written contract of how therapeutic exercise will be used, include a psychoeducational component, focus on positive reinforcement, create a graded exercise program, begin with mild-intensity exercise, tailor the mode of exercise to the needs of the individual, include a nutritional component, and debrief after exercise sessions.
conclusionOur review identifies specific guidelines that may enhance ED treatment outcomes. It is the first to summarize divergent literature and synthesizes previous successes that may guide the use of therapeutic exercise in some, but not all ED patients. This review provides a practical set of guidelines for the clinical management and therapeutic use of exercise in ED treatment by focusing on empowering individuals with exercise as a tool for healthy living.
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