Why Aerobic Exercise is Your Secret Weapon for Emotional Wellbeing
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Have you ever wondered why you feel better - less stressed - when you’ve finished a run, ride or swim? Well it seems the aerobic exercise improves emotion regulation. Recent research from a team from the Department of Sport Psychology, School of Sport Science, Shanghai University of Sport, found aerobic exercise improves the three stages of emotion regulation: perception, valuation and action. It reduces the perception of negative emotions, encourages individuals to reinterpret emotional situations in a positive or non-emotional manner, and enhances control over emotion expression behaviours. These effects are generated via increased prefrontal cortex activation, the strengthening of functional connections between the amygdala and several other brain regions, and the enhancement of the plasticity of key emotion regulation pathways and nodes. The effect of aerobic exercise on emotion regulation it seems is influenced by the exercise intensity and duration, and by individuals’ exercise experience.
Why Aerobic Exercise is Your Secret Weapon for Emotional Wellbeing
Why Aerobic Exercise is Your Secret Weapon…
Why Aerobic Exercise is Your Secret Weapon for Emotional Wellbeing
Have you ever wondered why you feel better - less stressed - when you’ve finished a run, ride or swim? Well it seems the aerobic exercise improves emotion regulation. Recent research from a team from the Department of Sport Psychology, School of Sport Science, Shanghai University of Sport, found aerobic exercise improves the three stages of emotion regulation: perception, valuation and action. It reduces the perception of negative emotions, encourages individuals to reinterpret emotional situations in a positive or non-emotional manner, and enhances control over emotion expression behaviours. These effects are generated via increased prefrontal cortex activation, the strengthening of functional connections between the amygdala and several other brain regions, and the enhancement of the plasticity of key emotion regulation pathways and nodes. The effect of aerobic exercise on emotion regulation it seems is influenced by the exercise intensity and duration, and by individuals’ exercise experience.