According to Harvard Health, 1 in 5 American adults have a chronic anxiety disorder. Those statistic were pre-pandemic so that number will no doubt be rising. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There are several negative health outcomes from the toll of anxiety. Stress can wreak havoc on our bodies. One area that it can negatively effect is the cardiovascular system and so exercise becomes an important tool.
Exercising can help tremendously with anxiety and yet studies show that people with anxiety tend to be more sedentary and less active.
Getting those workouts in may just be the very thing you need to get anxiety under control. Research shows that with anxiety, the more exercise the better. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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5 Ways Exercise Helps With Anxiety ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏃♀️Exercise diverts your attention away form the source of anxiety.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏃♀️Movement decreases muscle tension.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏃♀️Increased heart rate affects brain chemistry by increasing the availability of important anti-anxiety neurochemicals (like serotonin, GABA, BDNF, and endocannabinoids). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏃♀️Exercise activates the frontal lobes of the brain responsible for executive function, which helps control the amygdala (our built in response system to perceived threats). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🏃♀️Regular exercise has been shown to build up confidence, mood, and other resources that can bolster resilience to stormy emotions.
You don't have to have marathon sweat session every day either. Smaller workouts several times a week can have a tremendous impact.⠀🙌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At Trim we have an entire On-Demand library that offers workout sessions that range in time from 40 to 8 minutes in length. Most are between 20 to 30 minutes. They are created by certified personal trainers to be super effective, even though they are short in duration. This gets you the maximum benefit for the least amount of time investment. Always a good feeling!
We also have .pdf workouts that you can take to the gym, do at home, or take on-the-go! Here is a sneak peak at an on-boarding Tuesday HIIT workout.
