Regular Exercise Reduces Anxiety And Stress

Working up a good sweat not only boosts your mood, but new U.S. research finds that it can soothe anxiety and better prep you for a stressful or emotional event or experience.

In a study announced last week, University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers looked at data from 37 healthy young adults.

Findings showed that anxiety levels dipped after both the rest and exercise sessions. But only after the subjects exercised did their anxiety levels stay low during the image viewing. 

"We found that exercise helps to buffer the effects of emotional exposure," study researcher J. Carson Smith, an assistant professor in the university's department of kinesiology, said in a statement. "If you exercise, you'll not only reduce your anxiety, but you'll be better able to maintain that reduced anxiety when confronted with emotional events." 

Source: Exercise Protects Against Stress 

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