Exercise to Stress Less
Exercise to Stress Less – Looking for a way to relieve stress? Try exercise! Check out this video to learn how exercise can help ease stress.
Expert: Matthew Erdelyi, Ph.D. Brooklyn College CUNY
Transcript
One powerful way to prevent stress is to incorporate regular exercise into your daily routine. Walking just 20 minutes a day can change your body chemistry in a way that reduces stress significantly.
This is because aerobic exercise causes the body to produce endorphins, which are neurotransmitters that resemble opiates and create a sense of well-being. It’s a legal drug: endorphins stand for “endogenous” or internal morphine, which is how the name came about.
Last Modified: 2014-02-27
