Too much exercise in lockdown can be bad for your mental healthOne of the things that many have picked up to keep themselves is isolation is exercising. Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have revealed that exercising for more than two-and-a-half hours a day can actually have detrimental effects on your mental health during coronavirus lockdown. Dr Stephen Zhang, who led the study, said: “As many parts of the world are only just beginning to go into lockdown, we examined the impact of the one-month long lockdown on people’s health, distress and life satisfaction.” Don’t stop The results found people who stopped working during the lockdown reported worse mental health than those who continued to work. Read Now »Professor Andreas Rauch, an author of the study, said: “We weren’t surprised that adults who stopped working reported worse mental and physical health conditions as well as distress. Downside Participants who exercised for more than two and a half hours per day reported worse life satisfaction, while those who exercised for half an hour or less during the lockdown reported positive life satisfaction.

Source: Standard Digital April 19, 2020 06:11 UTC