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Experimental Studies of Physical Exercises to Improve Students Sleep Quality and Mental Health

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Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 108))

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The problem of sleep disorders about college students is becoming more and serious. Most students’ sleep disorders are caused by social and psychological factors, but there are few scientific recovering methods. Physical exercise can not only improve people’s physical health, but promote their psychological health as well. This paper, depending on exercise as intervention means, conducted an experimental research on 68 college students with poor sleep quality, with the result showing that the subjects all exhibited remarkable improvement in their sleep quality and mental health.

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Li, L., Liu, X. (2011). Experimental Studies of Physical Exercises to Improve Students Sleep Quality and Mental Health. In: Wang, Y. (eds) Education and Educational Technology. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24775-0_10

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