Exercise & anxiety have some things in common, they both increase your heart rate, breathing & make you sweat!
Anxiety is something that most people will feel at one time or another. It can manifest in different ways for different people, but it is a natural reaction to a perceived threat that causes a stress response.
Research has shown that exercise is an effective treatment to help people reduce their anxiety symptoms.
This helps to build self-efficacy as you improve and work towards mastering a skill.
There is a variety of exercises that would be beneficial to help you manage your symptoms.
Consult an exercise physiologist at ProHealth at ProHealth and they can help develop a lifestyle program to improve your physical and mental health.
Sources:
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Salmon, P. (2001). Effects of physical exercise on anxiety, depression, and sensitivity to stress: a unifying theory. Clinical psychology review, 21(1), 33-61.
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