Is Exercise the Best Therapy for Stress?

[Shree]

Many say physical activity helps release emotional tension. Have sports or workouts ever helped you overcome frustration or anxiety? What activity makes you feel emotionally lighter afterward?

 

[Brem]

I don't know if I'd say it's the best therapy towards stress, but it could certainly be one of the many options that works for some. I know some people would love to workout to curb their stress. But some others I know find working out a stressful thing, so in a way some don't find it as a therapeutic option. I think it depends on each person. I know for me, I dreaded working out, but that's because I'm overweight and working out is not very comfortable for me. But, it's more about doing what you can.

 

[Fidelia]

When I am stressed mentally and I can muster the strength to stand up and exercise, my attention shifts focus and my mind now dwells the mini goals that I want to achieve with that exercise session. By the end of that exercise session, I always feel better and relieved from that mental stress.