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Swimming helps lower stress hormone levels in stressed-out male rats, which might mean exercise can calm an overactive stress system.
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Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress
Randomized Controlled Trial
Animal
2024The study found that rats that swam regularly had much lower stress hormone levels when stressed, just like the claim says.
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