How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety

Re:How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety by jongraehl on Thursday July 04, 2013 @07:05PM (#5992802)

All the anecdotes I've heard have been in the direction of increased susceptibility to colds around and after a marathon event. Maybe if you don't spend time around people when so weakened you could avoid sickness.

Have you considered that you may just be lucky in not falling ill lately? I've had several >1yr stretches without illness and have never done endurance exercise (max was a single half marathon).

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Re:How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety by joel_perl_prog on Monday July 08, 2013 @12:55PM (#6007722)

I think you're on the wrong track. It's been over 6 years since I've been sick. I also eat really well. Too much stress compromises the immune system, sure. Of course. And for many people, running a marathon constitutes that threshold of too much stress. I haven't felt that. Perhaps doing a 100-mile mountain race would, though...

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