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Treating Anxiety With Exercise

Sudip Paul
It is well known that exercise has numerous physical benefits such as improving fitness levels, health as well as battling various diseases. As a result, doctors heavily encourage regular exercise so that you can stay healthy.
In addition to being beneficial for physical health, exercise is also great for mental health. There are many studies that have shown how well exercise helps to reduce stress, increase focus and concentration as well as improve cognitive function. It is quite effective when stress is the main cause of low energy or a reduced ability to focus.
Whenever you have to deal with a great deal of stress, it negatively affects the brain and the nerves. As a result, not only your mind, but also your body pays the price. When you exercise, your body produces chemicals called endorphins which are natural painkillers. As a result, you experience improved sleep and lesser stress.
Scientists have determined that when you regularly do aerobic exercise, it works to improve your mood, increases self-confidence as well as reduces tension. So, you can experience these fantastic benefits with as little as 5 minutes of doing aerobic exercise. Speak to the professionals at the Clarity Clinic to set your personal achievable goals.

Anxiety Disorders & Exercise

Unfortunately, even though most people experience stress and anxiety regularly as a usual aspect of life, there are more than 40 million people who have anxiety disorders in the United States. This is by far the most common mental illness in the U.S. So, exercise can be used as a tool to help improve these disorders in addition to relieving stress.
There have been studies by psychologists which show that exercise reduces depression and anxiety and you experience these benefits with as little as a 10-minute walk. Basically, this short exercise session will provide the same mental health benefits as a 45-minute workout.
It has been shown that exercise can be quite effective at improving the mood of people suffering from depression. Even though this relief is temporary, it is quite effective in the way that you may take a painkiller for body pains.
Additionally, it has been found that people who are quite active usually have a much lower tendency to suffer from depression than people who are not active and mostly sedentary. Exercise actually works by improving your ability to cope with stress.
There is one study where it was found that people who did high intensity exercises on a regular basis were actually 25% less likely to suffer from anxiety or an anxiety related disorder or depression for the next 5 years.

Exercise As Therapy

There have also been other studies which indicate that exercise is as good as medication when it comes to reducing the symptoms associated with depression and anxiety disorders. They have also found that this relief can actually last quite a long time. When you have a regular schedule of exercise, it will help to reduce symptoms over the long term.
Now, even though exercise works well for the majority of people, it does not work on some to reduce their symptoms. So, just like different types of therapy have different effects, exercise works for some but doesn't for others.
Regardless of this, the benefits of exercise are huge which includes physical well-being and as a result, it is highly recommended to exercise on a regular basis.