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1 | Mental health and movement behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in UK university students: Prospective cohort study | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2020 | 221 |
2 | Physical activity and mental performance in preadolescents: Effects of acute exercise on free-recall memory | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 204 |
3 | Physical activity and depression, anxiety, and self-esteem in children and youth: An umbrella systematic review | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2019 | 178 |
4 | Walking for depression or depressive symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2012 | 168 |
5 | The relationship between physical activity and mental health in a sample of the UK public: A cross-sectional study during the implementation of COVID-19 social distancing measures | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2020 | 162 |
6 | Do we need physical activity guidelines for mental health: What does the evidence tell us? | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2020 | 161 |
7 | Lessons in exercise neurobiology: The case of endorphins | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 154 |
8 | A pilot study of aerobic exercise as an adjunctive treatment for drug dependence | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2010 | 120 |
9 | Association between objectively-measured physical activity and sleep, NHANES 2005–2006 | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2011 | 116 |
10 | Revenge of the “sit” II: Does lifestyle impact neuronal and cognitive health through distinct mechanisms associated with sedentary behavior and physical activity? | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2014 | 115 |
11 | Feasibility and effects of a group-based resistance and aerobic exercise program for individuals with severe schizophrenia: A multidisciplinary approach | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 107 |
12 | Honey, I shrunk the pooled SMD! Guide to critical appraisal of systematic reviews and meta-analyses using the Cochrane review on exercise for depression as example | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2015 | 102 |
13 | Relationships between physical activity, sedentary time, aerobic fitness, motor skills and executive function and academic performance in children | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2017 | 98 |
14 | Wearable devices and smartphones for activity tracking among people with serious mental illness | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2016 | 95 |
15 | Exercise preferences of patients in substance abuse treatment | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2011 | 94 |
16 | Depressed Adolescents Treated with Exercise (DATE): A pilot randomized controlled trial to test feasibility and establish preliminary effect sizes | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 93 |
17 | Longitudinal associations between changes in screen-time and mental health outcomes in adolescents | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2017 | 88 |
18 | Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2012 | 87 |
19 | The Healthy for Life Taekwondo pilot study: A preliminary evaluation of effects on executive function and BMI, feasibility, and acceptability | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 83 |
20 | Indirect and direct relations between aerobic fitness, physical activity, and academic achievement in elementary school students | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 81 |
21 | Preferences for exercise as a treatment for depression | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2016 | 79 |
22 | Change in self-esteem, self-efficacy and the mood dimensions of depression as potential mediators of the physical activity and depression relationship: Exploring the temporal relation of change | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 77 |
23 | Barriers and facilitators to physical activity and exercise among adults with depression: A scoping review | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2017 | 77 |
24 | Non-exercise estimated cardiorespiratory fitness: Associations with brain structure, cognition, and memory complaints in older adults | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2011 | 76 |
25 | Searching for cognitively optimal challenge point in physical activity for children with typical and atypical motor development | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 76 |
26 | Acute effects of outdoor physical activity on affect and psychological well-being in depressed patients – A preliminary study | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2016 | 73 |
27 | Associations of multiple physical activity domains with mental well-being | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 72 |
28 | Ways of unraveling how and why physical activity influences mental health through statistical mediation analyses | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2010 | 67 |
29 | Physical activity and stress resilience: Considering those at-risk for developing mental health problems | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2015 | 67 |
30 | Acute classroom exercise breaks improve on-task behavior in 4th and 5th grade students: A dose–response | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2014 | 64 |
31 | Movement and mental health: Behavioral correlates of anxiety and depression among children of 6–17 years old in the U.S. | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2019 | 63 |
32 | Effect of exercise intensity on depressive symptoms in women | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2009 | 62 |
33 | An examination of potential mechanisms for exercise as a treatment for depression: A pilot study | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2008 | 61 |
34 | A short physical activity break from cognitive tasks increases selective attention in primary school children aged 10–11 | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2014 | 61 |
35 | Health benefits, safety and cost of physical activity interventions for mental health conditions: A meta-review to inform translation efforts | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2019 | 60 |
36 | Effects of simultaneous aerobic and cognitive training on executive functions, cardiovascular fitness and functional abilities in older adults with mild cognitive impairment | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2018 | 59 |
37 | Resilience and physical activity in people under home isolation due to COVID-19: A preliminary evaluation | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2020 | 58 |
38 | Self-reported physical activity and aerobic fitness are differently related to mental health | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2012 | 57 |
39 | Effects of short-term exercise training on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2011 | 56 |
40 | Associations between executive attention and objectively measured physical activity in adolescence: Findings from ALSPAC, a UK cohort | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 56 |
41 | The effect of Tai Chi and Qigong practice on depression and anxiety symptoms: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomized controlled trials | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2014 | 55 |
42 | Associations of overall sitting time and sitting time in different contexts with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2014 | 54 |
43 | The experiences of people with severe and enduring mental illness engaged in a physical activity programme integrated into the mental health service | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2011 | 53 |
44 | The effects of qualitatively different acute physical activity interventions in real-world settings on executive functions in preadolescent children | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2015 | 52 |
45 | Nurses' views on physical activity for people with serious mental illness | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2012 | 51 |
46 | Screen-based sedentary behaviour and psychosocial well-being in childhood: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2015 | 51 |
47 | Physical activity and brain structure, brain function, and cognition in children and youth: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2019 | 51 |
48 | Exercise in the care of patients with anorexia nervosa: A systematic review of the literature | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2013 | 50 |
49 | Physical activity and depression: A multiple mediation analysis | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2012 | 49 |
50 | Physical activity and mental health; it is more than just a prescription | Mental Health and Physical Activity | 2017 | 49 |