Exercise in the Treatment of Addiction: A Systematic Literature Review.
Megan S PattersonMandy N SpadineTaylor Graves BoswellTyler M ProchnowChristina AmoAllison N FrancisAlex M RussellKatie M HeinrichPublished in: Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education (2022)
Results affirm that exercise can be a helpful aspect of addiction treatment. Future researchers should investigate different exercise settings (e.g., group-based exercise vs individual) and explore exercise maintenance and the long-term outcomes following discharge from treatment facilities.