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People who do a moderate amount of exercise seem to have the most stable morning stress hormone levels, but the data isn't clear enough to say for sure that exercise level actually affects this stability.
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Physical Activity and Cortisol Regulation: A Meta-Analysis.
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Human
2023 AprThe study looked at how physical activity affects morning stress hormone changes and found no real link. This goes against the idea that moderate activity leads to more stable stress responses.
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