They were also asked to put on a compression shirt produced by a well-known sporting goods manufacturer. During their exercise, researchers asked the participants every five minutes what level of strenuousness they were experiencing. Researchers found that the training unit was less strenuous for the test persons when they started out with a positive attitude. They also found that believing in the compression shirt helped. "Merely the belief that the shirt would help, did help the unsporty subjects to have a lower perception of strenuousness during the exercise," Mothes said.

Source: India Today July 01, 2017 11:15 UTC