People who do resistance exercises like weight lifting may experience less anxiety than people who don\u2019t workout, a research review suggests.<\/p>\n
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Researchers analysed data from 16 previously published studies with a total of 922 participants who were randomly assigned to do resistance training or be inactive.<\/p>\n
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Resistance workouts were associated with a reduction in anxiety symptoms regardless of whether or not participants had a mental health disorder, though the effect was more pronounced in healthy people who didn\u2019t report any physical or psychological problems.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe positive effects of exercise training on mental health are well established; however, the majority of this knowledge is based on studies involving aerobic based training,\u201d said lead study author Brett Gordon, a physical education and sports researcher at the University of Limerick in Ireland.<\/p>\n
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\u201cRET (resistance exercise training) significantly reduced anxiety in both healthy participants and those with a physical or mental illness, and the effect size of these reductions is comparable to that of frontline treatments such as medication and psychotherapy,\u201d Gordon said by email. \u201cRET is a low-cost behaviour with minimal risk, and can be an effective tool to reduce anxiety for healthy and ill alike.\u201d<\/p>\n
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