An age-old debate has finally been settled. Can money buy happiness? Research says not! It is good old exercise that will give you happiness free of cost. A research conducted in the likes of Yale University and Oxford University has confirmed this finding. Exercise actually aided in the happiness and well being of individuals and this was not just limited to physical wellbeing but also the mental wellness of a person. Read on to find out more.
What’s The Research?
Conducted at Yale University and Oxford University. the findings were published in The Lancet. Researchers collected a vast data of about 1.2 million American people to asses their health, both mental and physical and study the impact of exercise on it.
75 kinds of physical activities counted as exercise were provided to the participants to choose from. They were also to answer the question about their mood and how often they felt stressed in a span of 30 days.
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What Are The Findings?
Researchers assessed the data acquired and came to the conclusion that people who exercised regularly were more happy and content in life than the people who indulged in no form of exercise at all. The interesting bit was that people’s level of income also played into the happiness quotient a little bit. That is, people who were active and exercised were happy but people who did not do physical activity but earned above 25,000 dollars? Well, they were happy too!
There’s A Catch
This in no way means that you should exercise all the time to become happy in life people. Because the same study also says that too much exercise is harmful and can have reverse effects like depression. The ideal time frame as provided by the study is 5 workout sessions per week for exactly 45 minutes each. Well, now you have all the ingredients to a happy life! Who knew it was only a jog away? Happy exercising people.
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