Mental training can improve physical activity behavior in adolescent girls

Background: Lately, physical activity (PA) in young girls has been frequently discussed, thus we were interested to examine whether a mental training intervention can increase the level of PA in young girls. Methods: A sample of 56 girls aged 15.4 ± 0.3 years (mean ± SD) was assigned to either the i...

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Main Authors: Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi, Amir-Hossein Memari, Ramin Kordi, Monir Shayestehfar, Mohammad-Ali Eshghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Sport and Health Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254615001349