According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, people who engage in regular exercise may lower their risk of developing anxiety. The team also found that anxiety issues are more common amongst women compared to men.
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Researchers conducted the study based on data from almost 400,000 people in Sweden who were examined for a period of 21 years. The team was able to identify a noticeable difference in the risk of developing anxiety and in exercise performance levels between males and females.
As per the findings, anxiety disorders were significantly low amongst people who followed a physically active lifestyle as compared to those who did not. The group with a more physically active lifestyle had an almost 60% reduced risk of anxiety disorders, researchers concluded.
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