Take heart, as according to a study swearing aloud may increase pain tolerance as well as make you strong. “We know from our earlier research that swearing makes people more able to tolerate pain. In the first, 29 participants completed a test of anaerobic power — a short, intense period on an exercise bike — after both swearing and not swearing. In the second, 52 participants completed an isometric handgrip test, again after both swearing and not swearing. “But why it is that swearing has these effects on strength and pain tolerance remains to be discovered.

Source: Indian Express May 05, 2017 16:30 UTC