Resistance training reduces symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), compared with aerobic exercise or no exercise at all, according to research presented here at the American College of Sports Medicine 58th Annual Meeting.Another reason to train.
Patients with GAD tend to be physically inactive, although exercise training has been shown to reduce anxiety symptoms in healthy adults and patients with chronic disease, and to benefit patients with major depressive disorder.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Resistance Training Improves Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Probably anxious that they look like fat slugs.
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