Exercising is very good for physical health, but it is also good for preventing mental illness.
This was revealed in a new medical study in Sweden.
Exercise protects against anxiety (anxiety in medical parlance), according to research
from Leonid University.
An estimated
10% of the world's population suffers from anxiety disorders and is more common
in women than men.
It was
previously thought, that exercising habits can help reduce anxiety.
Now in this
research, this idea has been proven correct. In which the data of about 400,000
people who participated in the cross country ski race from 1989 to 2010 were
examined.
The results
showed that physically active people were much less likely to suffer from
anxiety than others.
According to
the researchers, we found that people who lead more physically active
lifestyles have a reduced risk of anxiety disorders by about 60% over the next
21 years.
He said both
men and women have a lower risk between a physically active lifestyle and
anxiety.
They also
found that there was a significant difference in the level of exercise
performance and risk of anxiety between male and female athletes.
That is,
women who are less physically active have an almost 100% increased risk of
anxiety.
The
researchers said that the findings suggest that there is a link between anxiety
symptoms and exercise-related behaviors and that more research is needed.
Now they are
planning control trials.
The results
of the study were published in the medical Journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
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