Choice of Exercise: A Predictor of Behavioral Risks?.

Schneider, Dona; Greenberg, Michael R.

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ERIC Number: EJ453769

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Publication Date: 1992

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Choice of Exercise: A Predictor of Behavioral Risks?

Schneider, Dona; Greenberg, Michael R.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v63 n3 p231-37 Sep 1992

Associations between exercise and risky behaviors were examined. Runners, walkers, and tennis (RWT) players were less likely to be obese or have risky behaviors than participants in team and other sports, possibly because some team and exercise behaviors are part of riskier lifestyles, whereas RWT are integral to healthy lifestyles. (SM)

Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Driving While Intoxicated, Exercise, Health Behavior, Hypertension, Life Style, National Surveys, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Health, Predictor Variables, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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