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Physical Activity and Excess Body Weight and Adiposity for Adults. American College of Sports Medicine Consensus Statement

When Studying Affective Responses to Exercise, the Definition of “Intensity” Must Reference Homeostatic Perturbations: A Retort to Vollaard et al.

Affective responses to stretching exercises: exploring the timing of assessments

Extraordinary claims in the literature on high-intensity interval training (HIIT): I. Bonafide scientific revolution or a looming crisis of replication and credibility?

Exploring the impact of individualized pleasure-oriented exercise sessions in a health club setting: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The Measurement of Affect, Mood, and Emotion: A Guide for Health-Behavioral Research

Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis is a professor of exercise psychology and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. His research examines pleasure and displeasure responses to exercise, including their underlying psychobiological mechanisms, and their implications for exercise behavior.

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​Negative memories of gym class may last into adulthood

High-intensity workouts won't work for most people

Chairperson and Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Relazione presentata durante i lavori del Convegno " IL TRATTAMENTO DELLE DEPRESSIONI, APPROCCI TRADIZIONALI E TERAPIE INNOVATIVE" tenutosi a Genova (27 febbraio 2016) 
Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University and Honorary Fellow at Exeter University in the School of Sports and Health Sciences, studies the reasons behind what is presently considered the most serious public health challenge in industrialized countries, namely the problem of physical inactivity. In particular, his research examines the patterns of affective responses (such as pleasure versus displeasure) to exercise performed at different levels of intensity and the cognitive and physiological factors that influence these patterns. The rationale for this focus is based on the hedonic theory of motivation, according to which people generally tend to do what makes them feel better and tend to avoid what makes them feel worse.

Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Effects of phisical exercises on mental health

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