Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study

Source:

Hallgren, M., Vancampfort, D., Hoang, M. T., Andersson, V., Ekblom, Ö., Andreasson, S., & Herring, M. P. (2021). Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 220, 108506.

Highlights

•Alcohol craving reduced following a short bout of aerobic exercise.

•Indicators of mood disturbance reduced following acute exercise.

•Most improvements were maintained 30-minutes post-exercise.

•Improvements were not significantly moderated by AUD severity.