"Research published in the journal Acta Psychologica found evidence that those who are physically active tend to be far more resilient in stressful situations, while also displaying lower levels of anxiety overall. It's not just a small gap. The team of mostly Brazilian researchers found that people with below-average cardiorespiratory fitness habits face a mind-blowing 775 percent higher risk of hitting peak anxiety levels when confronted with disturbing images."
"To conduct the test, researchers at the Federal University of Goiás and the University of Zurich showed 40 healthy young adults a series of disturbing photos. These included violent scenes that you might see on social media. The study revealed that those with lower fitness levels tended to also have more turbulent dispositions. When they did get upset, their anger came on faster and stuck with them longer than those who exercised often."
Regular participation in cardiorespiratory exercise correlates with stronger emotional control, faster recovery from stress, and lower overall anxiety. Individuals with below-average cardiorespiratory fitness face a 775 percent higher risk of reaching peak anxiety when exposed to disturbing images. Lower fitness associates with faster-onset and longer-lasting anger responses to upsetting stimuli. A self-reinforcing feedback loop can form where high anxiety reduces the likelihood of exercising, and lack of exercise further increases anxiety. These effects were observed in an experiment with 40 healthy young adults shown violent and disturbing images. Replication with larger samples is necessary to confirm generalizability.
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