{"id":5209,"date":"2024-04-29T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:29:48","slug":"physical-fitness-can-improve-mental-health-in-children-and-adolescents-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5209","title":{"rendered":"Physical Fitness Can Improve Mental Health in Children and Adolescents, Study Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges.<\/p>\n

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Physical fitness among children and adolescents may protect against developing depressive symptoms, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a study published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.<\/a><\/p>\n

The study also found that better performance in cardiovascular activities, strength and muscular endurance were each associated with greater protection against such mental health conditions. The researchers deemed this linkage \u201cdose-dependent\u201d, suggesting that a child or adolescent who is more fit may be accordingly less likely to experience the onset of a mental health disorder.<\/p>\n

These findings come amid a surge of mental health diagnoses among children and adolescents, in the United States and abroad, that have prompted efforts to understand and curb the problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a study, improved performance with activities such as 800-meter runs, curl-ups and standing jumps was linked with lower risk of mental health disorder.<\/span>Michelle Gustafson for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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