Strength Training to Relieve Anxiety

With the craziness of 2020, I have some good news to report to you. A new study just found that strength training can help relieve anxiety.

This new study found that strength training, specifically squats, bench press, deadlifts, lunges and rows, helps relieve anxiety in young adults. A lot of this research has been focused on aerobic activities like running and swimming, but this one looks specifically at free-weight resistance training, or as we call it in the real world, strength training.

The best part, they only trained twice a week for 8 weeks. All the repetitions for the exercises were within 8-12 reps. All the participants were even taught good form for 3 weeks leading into the study. Just a little bit, consistently, can make all the difference.

If you needed a little extra pushy to get to the gym this week, you’re welcome!

Justin Miner