Do you think regular exercise can reduce anxiety significantly?

I have not been diagnosed with anxiety but I have realised I am getting anxiety. The anxiety that I have is not that bad at all. I am quite anxious in certain situations but I can handle it. I know that a person should take up regular exercise anyway for their well-being. But, I have read that somewhere that exercise (60 minute sessions a couple of times a week), could reduce anxiety and maybe even eliminate anxiety.
What are your thoughts on this?

Of course exercise is the very best thing for anxiety. It get you out into the open and getting your blood pumping, exercise also releases serotonin which makes you feel better

11 Responses to “Do you think regular exercise can reduce anxiety significantly?”

  1. ioerr Says:

    Anything that makes you feel like you’ve accomplished something can reduce anxiety.
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  2. vikki Says:

    i myself do use exercise as a stress reliever, and i must say its a release of some sort. The way somethings call for pushing your muscles to their limits and above will in fact create soreness but it deff works for me.
    I am a competative swimmer and i swim laps in my inground pool in the backyard during the summer outside of the swim team.
    What i also tried was running, and sometimes dribbling a soccer ball at the same time.
    Just find a way to work your body and see how that works for you.
    – good luck(:
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  3. dove01 Says:

    Yes regular exercise can relieve stress or anxiety, also eating a good healthy diet also helps, relaxation baths, meditation and also having control over the anxiety. I am a sufferer of stress and anxiety attacks for 17 years now, and thought that I would never get control over it, a lot of people take medications for depression and anxiety, but if you can control it and instead of worrying about the next attack, let yourself not worry about the next attack, let it happen, relaxing for it to happen will eventually alleviate it, and you will find they will less occur, but if it is a total worry for you, then do please consult your doctor….take care
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  4. foxy lady Says:

    Absolutely helps you get endorphines from excercise feel good hormones
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    life long anxiety disorder

  5. monica Says:

    Regular excercise would definitely be a good thing! Eating well will also be incredibly helpful – read any Patrick Holford book to find out more about nutrition! I am amazed by the difference taking fish oils how much calmer the ‘mental noise’ is.
    If you are anxious, you could try doing Byron Katie’s "The Work" – it’s free and very helpful.
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  6. phillip b Says:

    exercise should be a part of your life period
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  7. straight forward answers! Says:

    i say that everyone is different, that now 2 people are going to be affected in the same way…

    …. what will it hurt, give it a try, if works CONTINUE! if not, then try to find something that does work for you
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  8. John Says:

    its good to release that build up energy. exercise is also a great personal time to work through problems in your head while your blood is flowing and you are at full physical capacity
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  9. Eric Hill Says:

    Of course exercise is the very best thing for anxiety. It get you out into the open and getting your blood pumping, exercise also releases serotonin which makes you feel better
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  11. Mr. Systemic Autistic Says:

    It can increase or decrease it. Both can result. If you stress too much and over exercise, you can achieve quite the opposite. Moderation in all we do with balances, is the key, but what do I know anyways?…

    I am the HLA DQ8 Pacific Rim Hunter Gatherer. I am present in over 10 to 15% of the public and I am a gluten intolerant gene. my brother The HLA DQ2 Atlantic Rim Hunter Gatherer that is also gluten intolerant is present in 80% of world populace.

    What has affected the human pack mammal species is dietary changes made in the past 100 years and one of the largest mistakes we have made is to eat the diet of our food, the herbivore. Sorry vegans!

    Proper dietary intake, proper amount of excersize,and stability has no choice but to occur.

    I am a celiac proved with genetic science. So is nearly 100% of the world, but they are telling you to eat the definitions of what cause physically related anxiety as a primary food source even though they monitor these sciences.

    I was told years ago in Brazil by a doctor that looked at my hand and said you are allergic to wheat. I wrote him off as a quack. Oops! many people are writing me off as the same. Sorry people, I am pure Asperger autistic and what I say, I have sources. Without, I would not say these things.

    The google search that will change the world is as follows. "Dr. Alessio Fasano celiac anxiety disorder mal absorption".

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