Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower Long-Term Incidence of Anxiety in a Population-Based, Large-Scale Study

Physical Activity Is Associated With Lower Long-Term Incidence of Anxiety in a Population-Based, Large-Scale Study

Physical activity may prevent anxiety, but the importance of exercise intensity, sex-specific mechanisms, and duration of the effects remains largely unknown. We used an observational study design to follow 395,369 individuals for up to 21 years to investigate if participation in an ultralong-distan...

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Main Authors: Martina Svensson, Lena Brundin, Sophie Erhardt, Ulf Hållmarker, Stefan James, Tomas Deierborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
exercise
psychiatric disorders
mental health
women
men
long-term effect
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.714014/full

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