Saturday, July 7, 2012

THE SHAMROCK RUNNING CLUB'S BLOG: Mental Health Benefits ...

Fortunately, new research continues to demonstrate how strengthening
exercise can be just as important for health and fitness as ?cardio?.
This can be reviewed in detail in the article: Why Strength Training is Important.
People usually think of these benefits in terms of physical health. But what people don?t realize is that strength training can be beneficial for mental health as well.
There is now good evidence (presented in an excellent review article published in 2010)?that strength training alone can be beneficial for a variety of mental health issues (anything affecting the brain, really) such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain (low back, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia), cognition, symptoms of fatigue, self-esteem, and sleep, to name just a few.
Let?s discuss these effects, as well as some plausible mechanisms, by going over the previously mentioned review article. Read More

Source: http://wwwtherunningclubblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/mental-health-benefits-of-strength.html

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