Can exercise help Anxiety??
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Absolutely! The reasons why are covered in detail in the book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Ratey. He also talks about addiction, stress, depression and ADD. It is a great book. It hs motivated me in a different way than I have been in the past.0
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Exercise is HUGE in reducing stress and anxiety. In fact, when I got divorced 3 years ago, the only thing that kept me from blowing up his house was late night trips to the gym!
Love it! lol0 -
Yes absolutely it does, I am a high anxiety person also, and when i do exercise it makes me feel so much better....0
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Absolutely. It does.
I was able to stop taking my anti-anxiety meds.
I'm over the moon thrilled with that.0 -
Personal experience answers YES FOR SURE!!!!!0
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YES
for me, over eating and caffiene makes it so much worse
exercise helps! a walk every day makes my brain feel less muddled0 -
I have had sever anxiety and paranoia so much that it was hard to leave the house. Yoga has helped a lot and meditation. finding a safe place to work out if key. I started running and kick boxing for practical reasons or running away or punching harder but when it came to running outside at night I would get spooked. So afternoon runs I find work best for me. I hope you find peace I know how caged in anxiety can feel.0
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Exercise releases endorphins which in turn decrease anxiety.0
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I suffer from depression and anxiety and i have noticed a big change ....:) Keep at it.. it wont go away but it ill be manageable..0
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RUN! RUN! RUN!
It's a miracle cure...you work out all those things that make you nuts and cause the anxiety...or at least the endorphins kick in and the anxiety lessens!0 -
Absolutely! It also helped with my ADD. I am so much more focused and less stressed. I actually crave my workouts because they help to "regulate" me without anti-depressants or ADD meds!!!!0
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Absolutely! It's not the only thing I've done that's helped, but it's certainly a big one. Both in the immediate sense, and in a more lasting way.
I've also found that when I eat healthier, and engage more in my food choices (i.e. finding recipes and cooking healthy foods) and drinking more water help.0 -
Anxiety, depression, insomnia.....YES! All of these!0
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I definitely think so! I have mild depression and OCD and it really helps alleviate that stress.0
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It definitely helps. I also take medication and most days I have no anxiety at all and it was bad.0
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Yes!
It definitely helps! (I say this from personal experience dealing with both depression and anxiety)0 -
I think you have to find what type of exercise helps you. I found water aerobics and moderate walking were helpful.0
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From my own personal experience.....ABSOLUTELY!!
:sad: >>::exercise::>> :happy:0 -
Very much so!
Since I've started working out regularly I've been a lot calmer and my OCD has been a lot less also.0 -
for me absolutely 100%
I've had anxiety for years that has progressively gotten worse the less active I was. I was always a very anxious person but in my childhood/teenage years I was very active with competitive riding and never really had a problem. I stopped riding and in a nutshell went downhill after that with my activity level - my anxiety level increased to the point where i finally had to be put on medication.
Last summer at my highest point of anxiety (lowest point of existing?) I decided to make the change in my health for the sake of getting out of the house and doing something. I joined a bootcamp here in town and within a month I was already feeling better. I took a month off and at the end of it, my husband was already signing me up to continue as he could tell that I was better off with the intense level of activity. I'm now 6 months in straight, my eating habits are better, I'm lower in weight and body fat, and my anxiety (and OCD tendencies) these days is next to nothing. I sleep better, I think better, I work better. I'm usually pretty terrible during the winter months with SAD and I've not once had to bring out my Litebook for light therapy this season and I hope it continues.
One other thing I experienced with my "revelation" last summer was a full blood workup testing specifically for my B vitamin levels. I was in the "Danger zone" for my B12. Since being on supplements for that as well, my anxiety has lessened. Something to think about0
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