A large body of research in the field of exercise physiology supports the emphasis by the Boston Bulldogs Running Club upon vigorous exercise, wellness and community to achieve positive physical and mental health outcomes. The following bibliography was compiled for us by Dr. Sue Gabrielli and researchers at Northeastern University.
Exercise for mental health and wellbeing
Babyak, M., Blumenthal, J. A., Herman, S., Khatri, P., Doraiswamy, M., Moore, K., Craighead, W. E., Baldewicz, T. T., & Krishnan, K. R. (2000). Exercise treatment for major depression: Maintenance of therapeutic benefit at 10 months. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62(5), 633–638. https://doi.org
/10.1097/00006842-200009000-00006
Basso, J. C., & Suzuki, W. A. (2017). The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review. Brain Plasticity, 2(2), 127–152. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160040
Callaghan, P. (2004). Exercise: A neglected intervention in mental health care? Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 11(4), 476–483. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00751.x
Deslandes, A., Moraes, H., Ferreira, C., Veiga, H., Silveira, H., Mouta, R., Pompeu, F. A. M. S., Coutinho, E. S. F., & Laks, J. (2009). Exercise and Mental Health: Many Reasons to Move. Neuropsychobiology, 59(4), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1159/000223730
Eöry, A., Békési, D., Eöry, A., & Rózsa, S. (2021). Physical Exercise as a Resilience Factor to Mitigate COVID-Related Allostatic Overload. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90(3), 200–206. https://doi.org/10.1159/000514331
Heyman, E., Gamelin, F.-X., Goekint, M., Piscitelli, F., Roelands, B., Leclair, E., Di Marzo, V., & Meeusen, R. (2012). Intense exercise increases circulating endocannabinoid and BDNF levels in humans—Possible implications for reward and depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(6), 844–851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.017
Kvam, S., Kleppe, C. L., Nordhus, I. H., & Hovland, A. (2016). Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.063
Li, M., Huang, M., Li, S., Tao, J., Zheng, G., & Chen, L. (2017). The effects of aerobic exercise on the structure and function of DMN-related brain regions: A systematic review. International Journal of Neuroscience, 127(7), 634–649. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207454.2016.1212855
Lloyd, K. M., Morris, T. P., Anteraper, S., Voss, M., Nieto-Castanon, A., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Fanning, J., Gothe, N., Salerno, E. A., Erickson, K. I., Hillman, C. H., McAuley, E., & Kramer, A.
F. (2023). Data-driven MRI analysis reveals fitness-related functional change in default mode network and cognition following an exercise intervention. Psychophysiology, e14469. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14469
Mikkelsen, K., Stojanovska, L., Polenakovic, M., Bosevski, M., & Apostolopoulos, V. (2017). Exercise and mental health. Maturitas, 106, 48–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.09.003
Rajab, A. S., Crane, D. E., Middleton, L. E., Robertson, A. D., Hampson, M., & MacIntosh, B. J. (2014). A single session of exercise increases connectivity in sensorimotor-related brain networks: A resting-state fMRI study in young healthy adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 625. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00625
Schmitt, A., Upadhyay, N., Martin, J. A., Rojas Vega, S., Strüder, H. K., & Boecker, H. (2020).
Affective Modulation after High-Intensity Exercise Is Associated with Prolonged Amygdalar- Insular Functional Connectivity Increase. Neural Plasticity, 2020, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155
/2020/7905387
Stathopoulou, G., Powers, M. B., Berry, A. C., Smits, J. A. J., & Otto, M. W. (2006). Exercise Interventions for Mental Health: A Quantitative and Qualitative Review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13(2), 179–193. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2006.00021.x
Taylor, C. B., Sallis, J. F., & Needle, R. (1985). The relation of physical activity and exercise to mental health. Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: 1974), 100(2), 195–202.
Weng, T. B., Pierce, G. L., Darling, W. G., Falk, D., Magnotta, V. A., & Voss, M. W. (2017). The Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Functional Connectivity of Human Brain Networks. Brain Plasticity, 2(2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160039
Yu, Q., Wong, K.-K., Lei, O.-K., Nie, J., Shi, Q., Zou, L., & Kong, Z. (2022). Comparative Effectiveness of Multiple Exercise Interventions in the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 8(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.1186
/s40798-022-00529-5
/10.1097/00006842-200009000-00006
Basso, J. C., & Suzuki, W. A. (2017). The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review. Brain Plasticity, 2(2), 127–152. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160040
Callaghan, P. (2004). Exercise: A neglected intervention in mental health care? Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 11(4), 476–483. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00751.x
Deslandes, A., Moraes, H., Ferreira, C., Veiga, H., Silveira, H., Mouta, R., Pompeu, F. A. M. S., Coutinho, E. S. F., & Laks, J. (2009). Exercise and Mental Health: Many Reasons to Move. Neuropsychobiology, 59(4), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1159/000223730
Eöry, A., Békési, D., Eöry, A., & Rózsa, S. (2021). Physical Exercise as a Resilience Factor to Mitigate COVID-Related Allostatic Overload. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90(3), 200–206. https://doi.org/10.1159/000514331
Heyman, E., Gamelin, F.-X., Goekint, M., Piscitelli, F., Roelands, B., Leclair, E., Di Marzo, V., & Meeusen, R. (2012). Intense exercise increases circulating endocannabinoid and BDNF levels in humans—Possible implications for reward and depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(6), 844–851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.017
Kvam, S., Kleppe, C. L., Nordhus, I. H., & Hovland, A. (2016). Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.063
Li, M., Huang, M., Li, S., Tao, J., Zheng, G., & Chen, L. (2017). The effects of aerobic exercise on the structure and function of DMN-related brain regions: A systematic review. International Journal of Neuroscience, 127(7), 634–649. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207454.2016.1212855
Lloyd, K. M., Morris, T. P., Anteraper, S., Voss, M., Nieto-Castanon, A., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Fanning, J., Gothe, N., Salerno, E. A., Erickson, K. I., Hillman, C. H., McAuley, E., & Kramer, A.
F. (2023). Data-driven MRI analysis reveals fitness-related functional change in default mode network and cognition following an exercise intervention. Psychophysiology, e14469. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14469
Mikkelsen, K., Stojanovska, L., Polenakovic, M., Bosevski, M., & Apostolopoulos, V. (2017). Exercise and mental health. Maturitas, 106, 48–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.09.003
Rajab, A. S., Crane, D. E., Middleton, L. E., Robertson, A. D., Hampson, M., & MacIntosh, B. J. (2014). A single session of exercise increases connectivity in sensorimotor-related brain networks: A resting-state fMRI study in young healthy adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 625. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00625
Schmitt, A., Upadhyay, N., Martin, J. A., Rojas Vega, S., Strüder, H. K., & Boecker, H. (2020).
Affective Modulation after High-Intensity Exercise Is Associated with Prolonged Amygdalar- Insular Functional Connectivity Increase. Neural Plasticity, 2020, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155
/2020/7905387
Stathopoulou, G., Powers, M. B., Berry, A. C., Smits, J. A. J., & Otto, M. W. (2006). Exercise Interventions for Mental Health: A Quantitative and Qualitative Review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13(2), 179–193. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2006.00021.x
Taylor, C. B., Sallis, J. F., & Needle, R. (1985). The relation of physical activity and exercise to mental health. Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: 1974), 100(2), 195–202.
Weng, T. B., Pierce, G. L., Darling, W. G., Falk, D., Magnotta, V. A., & Voss, M. W. (2017). The Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Functional Connectivity of Human Brain Networks. Brain Plasticity, 2(2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160039
Yu, Q., Wong, K.-K., Lei, O.-K., Nie, J., Shi, Q., Zou, L., & Kong, Z. (2022). Comparative Effectiveness of Multiple Exercise Interventions in the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 8(1), 135. https://doi.org/10.1186
/s40798-022-00529-5
Exercise as a stress reduction tactic
Díaz-Silveira, C., Alcover, C.-M., Burgos, F., Marcos, A., & Santed, M. A. (2020). Mindfulness versus Physical Exercise: Effects of Two Recovery Strategies on Mental Health, Stress and Immunoglobulin A during Lunch Breaks. A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8), 2839. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082839
Zschucke, E., Renneberg, B., Dimeo, F., Wüstenberg, T., & Ströhle, A. (2015). The stress-buffering effect of acute exercise: Evidence for HPA axis negative feedback. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 51, 414–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.10.019
Zschucke, E., Renneberg, B., Dimeo, F., Wüstenberg, T., & Ströhle, A. (2015). The stress-buffering effect of acute exercise: Evidence for HPA axis negative feedback. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 51, 414–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.10.019
Exercise for mental health in older adults
Huang, T.-T., Liu, C.-B., Tsai, Y.-H., Chin, Y.-F., & Wong, C.-H. (2015). Physical fitness exercise versus cognitive behavior therapy on reducing the depressive symptoms among community-dwelling elderly adults: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(10), 1542–1552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.05.013
Seo, J. Y., & Chao, Y.-Y. (2018). Effects of Exercise Interventions on Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(3), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20171024-01
Tang, Y.-Y., Fan, Y., Lu, Q., Tan, L.-H., Tang, R., Kaplan, R. M., Pinho, M. C., Thomas, B. P., Chen, K., Friston, K. J., & Reiman, E. M. (2020). Long-Term Physical Exercise and Mindfulness Practice in an Aging Population. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 358. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00358
Voss. (2010). Plasticity of brain networks in a randomized intervention trial of exercise training in older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00032
Seo, J. Y., & Chao, Y.-Y. (2018). Effects of Exercise Interventions on Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(3), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20171024-01
Tang, Y.-Y., Fan, Y., Lu, Q., Tan, L.-H., Tang, R., Kaplan, R. M., Pinho, M. C., Thomas, B. P., Chen, K., Friston, K. J., & Reiman, E. M. (2020). Long-Term Physical Exercise and Mindfulness Practice in an Aging Population. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 358. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00358
Voss. (2010). Plasticity of brain networks in a randomized intervention trial of exercise training in older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00032
Exercise for mental health in youth populations
Pascoe, M., Bailey, A. P., Craike, M., Carter, T., Patten, R., Stepto, N., & Parker, A. (2020). Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: A scoping review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), e000677. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000677