ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Effect of Acute Exercise on State Anxiety: A Systematic Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acute exercise for anxiety reduction in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of developmental, contextual, and modality-specific effects.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of the effect of self-selected and prescribed moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on state anxiety symptoms and affective responses in young women: a randomised crossover clinical trial design.Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2025Trial
- Exercise, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer: Novel Perspectives on Functional Aging Through Block Strength Training in Older Adults-A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The Effect of an Acute Bout of Self-Selected Intensity Exercise on State Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity in Moderately Anxious Individuals.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2026Article
- Exploration of wearable sensor measures associated with panic attacks differs across mental health conditions.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Examining the impact of combining yoga-based breathing techniques with short-bouts of walking on state anxiety: findings from two pilot randomised trials.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Acute effects of ultra-short aerobic and resistance, yoga-based mobility, and mindfulness meditation sessions on mental health: a randomized online study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The mediating role of behavioral systems in linking physical activity and anxiety symptoms in college students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microbiota-gut-brain axis: the mediator of exercise and brain health.Psychoradiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Acute exercise has been shown to induce a small reduction in state anxiety, yet the most beneficial exercise stimulus is not clear. This review provides an update on the papers published since the last comprehensive review in 2015, with specific emphasis on whether study quality has improved. Randomised control trials, conducted in samples of healthy adults with non-clinical anxiety, were sourced from PubMed, PsycInfo, and Scopus. Study characteristics and study quality were assessed in nine studies comprising thirteen exercise conditions. Acute exercise significantly reduced anxiety in 53% (
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