title: Psychosocial benefits and implications of exercise.
abstract: This review is based on a case report that concerns a young female athlete who experienced some of the negative aspects of exercise. Overtraining, a negative byproduct of excessive exercise, can turn the positive psychosocial and physiologic benefits of regular physical activity into an activity detrimental to one's health. With the proper psychological skills and appropriate exercise regimen, these negatives can be turned into positives. Once learned, the psychosocial benefits of exercise, as well as the positive implications, will become more prevalent, similar to the way in which proper physical training helps one become more fit over time.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Sports Medicine Center, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Gaz.Daniel@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Daniel V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Gaz
authors.forename: Aynsley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D012017:Referral and Consultation