This episode defines stress, explains the physiology of the stress response, and asks the question "Should we exercise when stressed?" The answer...well tune in to listen to research for and against and learn more about how you can better manage stress without necessarily relying on extreme exercise.


Show Notes
Books and research papers referred to in this episode



Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Interventions for Mental Illness by Dr Brendon Stubbs

Trained men show lower cortisol, heart rate and psychological responses to psychosocial stress compared with untrained men (2015) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6275712_Trained_men_show_lower_cortisol_heart_rate_and_psychological_responses_to_psychosocial_stress_compared_with_untrained_men

An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress related disorders: A meta analysis (2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312125943_An_examination_of_the_anxiolytic_effects_of_exercise_for_people_with_anxiety_and_stress-related_disorders_A_meta-analysis


Exercise augmentation compared with usual care for post traumatic stress disorder: a randomised controlled trial. (2015). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25443996/

Efficacy of exercise therapy in persons with burnout: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327102403_Efficacy_of_Exercise_Therapy_in_Persons_with_Burnout_A_Systematic_Review_and_Meta-Analysis

Novel insights of overtraining  syndrome discovered from the  EROS study (2019) https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000542

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