Lifting weights might help, according to a timely study of anxiety and resistance training. Throughout the month, in print and online, we will be offering encouragement and inspiration to help us all improve our physical and mental health in 2021. Scientists only recently began to investigate whether and how weight training might also affect mental health. A 2018 review of studies concluded that adults who lift weights are less likely to develop depression than those who never lift. Nor can it tell us which regimen might be enough, too much or just the right amount to bolster mental health.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2021 06:00 UTC