Mindfulness-based (non-contact) boxing therapy (MBBT) for depression and anxiety: A feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mindfulness-Based (non-contact) Boxing Therapy (MBBT) is a novel intervention designed to empower and promote self-agency through behavioral interventions, while reducing barriers to exercise for individuals with mental disorders. MBBT is an instructor-led, manualized, non-contact boxing group-exercise program (delivered in 90 min sessions, twice a week, over 10 weeks) that blends principles of mindfulness, meditation and group therapy. The current study tested the acceptability and feasibility of delivering MBBT to adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Methods

Nine adult outpatients with MDD or GAD were recruited from a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Toronto, Canada in a 10-week feasibility trial of MBBT using a pre-

SUBMITTER: Bozdarov J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11801631 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature