Study: shows people with #anxiety tend to be more #sedentary and do less intense forms of #physical activity, if any.
Getting up & #moving may be the single best nonmedical solution we have for #preventing and #treating #anxiety
Getting up & #moving may be the single best nonmedical solution we have for #preventing and #treating #anxiety
How does #exercise help ease anxiety?
•exercise diverts you from the very thing you are anxious about.
•Moving your body decreases muscle tension
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heart rate changes brain chemistry,
es the availability of important anti-anxiety neurochemicals, including serotonin, GABA
•exercise diverts you from the very thing you are anxious about.
•Moving your body decreases muscle tension
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•Exercise activates frontal regions of the brain responsible for executive function & , our reaction system .
•Exercising regularly builds up resources that bolster resilience against stormy emotions.
•Exercising regularly builds up resources that bolster resilience against stormy emotions.