The Claim
Ten weeks of high-intensity interval training in healthy male adolescents aged 14–16 has no significant effect on depressive or anxiety symptoms, despite improvements in stress and fitness metrics.
What the research says
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After 10 weeks of high-intensity interval training, healthy boys aged 14 to 16 show no change in depressive or anxiety symptoms, even though their stress levels and physical fitness improve.
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High-intensity interval training does not significantly alter depressive or anxiety symptoms in healthy male adolescents aged 14–16 after 10 weeks of training, despite improvements in stress and fitness, suggesting these psychological outcomes may require different intervention strategies.
Intense exercise trains the body to handle stress better by lowering stress hormones and raising testosterone, but it doesn't change the brain chemicals that control sadness or worry.
What the research says
1 studyAfter 10 weeks of intense exercise, teenage boys got fitter and felt less stressed, but their feelings of sadness or worry didn’t change. This means exercise alone might not help with depression or anxiety in teens.
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