npr: Research shows exercise can ease things like panic attacks or mood and sleep disorders, and a r
npr: Research shows exercise can ease things like panic attacks or mood and sleep disorders, and a recent study in the journal, Lancet Psychiatry, found that popular team sports may have a slight edge over the other forms of physical activity. The researchers analyzed CDC survey data from 1.2 million adults and found — across age, gender, education status and income — people who exercised reported fewer days of bad mental health than those who didn’t. And those who played team sports reported the fewest. One of the study’s authors, Adam Chekroud, an assistant adjunct professor at Yale’s School of Medicine, thinks team activity could add another layer of relief for sufferers of mental illness. He says there are biological, cognitive and social aspects to mental illness. A New Prescription For Depression: Join A Team And Get Sweaty Illustration: Maria Fabrizio for NPR Interesting work! -Patrick -- source link