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Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this paper was to provide a comprehensive narrative review of the relationship between physical activity (PA) and anxiety and the rationale for including it as a treatment option for anxiety disorders. Several gaps in the literature are highlighted alongside recommendations for future research. RECENT FINDINGS: PA in the general population has established efficacy in preventing and managing cardiovascular disease and improving wellbeing. Recent epidemiological data further suggests that people who are more active may be less likely to have anxiety disorders. In addition, evidence from systematic reviews of randomised control trials suggests that exercise training, a subset of PA, can reduce symptoms in anxiety and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia and panic disorder. Anxiety disorders are common, burdensome and costly to individuals and wider society. In addition to the profound negative impact on individuals' wellbeing and functioning, they are associated with worsened physical health, including a higher risk for cardiovascular diseases and premature mortality. Although pharmacotherapy and psychological interventions are helpful for many, these treatment approaches are not effective for everyone and are insufficient to address common physical health complications, such as the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Given the combined anxiolytic and physical health benefits of increased activity, PA presents a promising additional treatment option for people with anxiety disorders. However, there remain key gaps in the literature regarding the mechanisms underlying the effects of PA, optimal PA protocols, methods of improving adherence and the importance of physical fitness. These must be addressed for PA to be successfully implemented in mental health services.
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This narrative review argues that physical activity (PA) is associated with reduced anxiety symptoms and may be a promising adjunctive or preventive treatment for anxiety disorders, with additional physical-health benefits. It highlights major gaps in mechanisms, optimal protocols, adherence, and the role of physical fitness that must be addressed before PA can be implemented in mental health services.
Key findings
- Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, with global estimates ranging from 3.8 to 25% across countries and up to 70% in people with chronic health conditions; they are the sixth leading cause of global disability, accounting for 26.8 million disability-adjusted life years.
- People with anxiety disorders are 52% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than the general population, and traditional treatments leave up to one-third of patients not responding.
- PA, typically exercise-based interventions, has small-to-moderate effects on reducing anxiety symptoms in clinical and non-clinical populations, and may reduce symptoms in trauma/stress-related disorders such as PTSD, panic disorder, and agoraphobia.
- A small study (N = 18) found less panic reaction to CO2 in patients performing moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise versus very light intensity, but the paper notes it is likely underpowered and not designed for causal inference.
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- Design: comprehensive narrative review of the relationship between PA and anxiety and the rationale for including PA as a treatment option for anxiety disorders.
- Data/sample: no primary data collection; synthesizes epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on PA/exercise and anxiety across clinical and non-clinical populations.
- Analysis: narrative synthesis of evidence on prevalence, treatment gaps, mechanisms, optimal PA protocols, adherence, and physical fitness, with recommendations for future research.
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- The paper states that the precise mechanisms by which PA reduces anxiety remain unclear, including HPA-axis, neurogenic, inflammatory, endocannabinoid, and psychological pathways.
- The paper states that optimal PA protocols are unknown, including frequency, intensity, duration, type, dose-response, and comparative effects of aerobic versus resistance training; adherence is often poor, and dropout rates are traditionally high in mental health populations.
- The paper states that few studies account for baseline or changes in physical fitness, and there is a lack of RCTs measuring physical health outcomes in people with anxiety disorders. Evident from the text: as a narrative review, it does not describe a systematic search strategy or formal quality appraisal, so conclusions depend on the selected cited literature.
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“Physical activity (PA)-based interventions represent a novel approach that have demonstrated efficacy in treating symptoms of several mental health conditions ranging from psychosis (e.g. [28, 29]) to dementia (e.g. [30]).”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Potential for Physical Activity
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [28] Firth J, Cotter J, Elliott R, French P, Yung AR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions in schizophrenia patients. Psychol Med. 2015;45(7):1343–61. source
- Supportedcites [29] Firth J, Stubbs B, Rosenbaum S, Vancampfort D, Malchow B, Schuch F, et al. Aerobic exercise improves cognitive functioning in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Bull. 2016;43(3):sbw115. source
The citation is attached to the psychosis example, not the separately cited dementia example. The Introduction (page unavailable) reports that meta-analyses found physical activity, particularly structured exercise, significantly improved positive and negative symptoms in people with schizophrenia. (LLM, conf=0.92)
- Supportedcites [30] Ahlskog JE, Geda YE, Graff-Radford NR, Petersen RC. Physical exercise as a preventive or disease-modifying treatment of dementia and brain aging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(9):876–84. source
Citation [30] is attached to the dementia end of the sentence, not to psychosis. In “SHORT-TERM COGNITIVE BENEFIT AMONG THOSE WITH MCI OR DEMENTIA” (page unavailable), the paper reports significant cognitive benefits in exercise trials involving people with MCI or dementia, including improved cognitive scores in a trial of women with dementia. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“There is a growing basis of evidence to suggest that PA is associated with reduced symptoms of anxiety in the general population”
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“However, despite the physical health burden in people with anxiety disorders, relatively, little is known about the benefits of PA on physical health and cardiovascular disease in this population.”
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“Recent epidemiological data further suggests that people who are more active may be less likely to have anxiety disorders.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Abstract > Recent Findings
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- Not checked yetcites [47] Baumeister SE, Leitzmann MF, Bahls M, Dörr M, Schmid D, Schomerus G, et al. Associations of leisure-time and occupational physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with incident and recurrent major depressive disorder, depressive symptoms, and incident anxiety in a general population. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017;78(1):e41–7. source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Azevedo Da Silva M, Singh-Manoux A, Brunner EJ, Kaffashian S, Shipley MJ, Kivimäki M, et al. Bidirectional association between physical activity and symptoms of anxiety and depression: the Whitehall II study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2012;27(7):537–46. source
- Not checked yetcites [49] De Mello MT, Lemos V de A, HKM A, Bittencourt L, Santos-Silva R, Tufik S. Relationship between physical activity and depression and anxiety symptoms: a population study. J Affect Disord. 2013;149(1–3):241–6. source
- Not checked yetcites [50] De Moor MHM, Beem AL, Stubbe JH, Boomsma DI, De Geus EJC. Regular exercise, anxiety, depression and personality: a population-based study. Prev Med (Baltim). 2006;42(4):273–9. source
- Not checked yetcites [51] Goodwin RD. Association between physical activity and mental disorders among adults in the United States. Prev Med (Baltim). 2003;36(6):698–703. source
- Not checked yetcites [52] Lindwall M, Gerber M, Jonsdottir IH, Börjesson M, Ahlborg G. The relationships of change in physical activity with change in depression, anxiety, and burnout: a longitudinal study of Swedish healthcare workers. Health Psychol. 2014;33(11):1309–18. source
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“In addition to having few adverse side effects, PA may have further benefits for daily functioning as research has found exercise training to produce improved neurocognitive performances in people with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia or depression [44, 45].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Potential for Physical Activity
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [44] Greer TL, Grannemann BD, Chansard M, Karim AI, Trivedi MH. Dose-dependent changes in cognitive function with exercise augmentation for major depression: results from the TREAD study. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2015;25(2):248–56. source
- Not checked yetcites [45] Oertel-Knochel V, Mehler P, Thiel C, Steinbrecher K, Malchow B, Tesky V, et al. Effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive performance and individual psychopathology in depressive and schizophrenia patients. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014;264(7):589–604. source
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“Recent work suggests that PA may also be beneficial for the treatment of anxiety disorders [46••].”
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“In addition, evidence from systematic reviews of randomised control trials suggests that exercise training, a subset of PA, can reduce symptoms in anxiety and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia and panic disorder.”
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- Not checked yetcites [66] Rosenbaum S, Vancampfort D, Steel Z, Newby J, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Physical activity in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Res. 2015;230(2):130–6. source
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“In addition to the profound negative impact on individuals’ wellbeing and functioning, they are associated with worsened physical health, including a higher risk for cardiovascular diseases and premature mortality.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Abstract > Summary
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [9] Tully PJ, Cosh SM, Baune BT. A review of the affects of worry and generalized anxiety disorder upon cardiovascular health and coronary heart disease. Psychol Health Med. 2013;18(6):627–44. source
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Roest AM, Martens EJ, de Jonge P, Denollet J. Anxiety and risk of incident coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;56(1):38–46. source
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“Conversely, physical inactivity has been identified as a risk factor for the development of anxiety [53] as well as for other conditions such as depression [54–56].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [53] Teychenne M, Costigan SA, Parker K. The association between sedentary behaviour and risk of anxiety: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2015;15(1):513. source
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“PA-based interventions have also been found to reduce anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic physical health conditions [69].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [69] Herring MP, O’Connor PJ, Dishman RK. The effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms among patients. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(4):321–31. source
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“The underlying mechanisms for the effects of PA on anxiety symptoms have not been elucidated.”
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“Similarly, research assessing the optimal PA protocols for reducing symptoms or on promoting adherence to PA have been lacking.”
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“In such mental health conditions, PA has been shown to have wider benefits to peoples’ wellbeing, including an improved quality of life, less psychological distress and, importantly, improved physical health [28, 29, 38–43].”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [28] Firth J, Cotter J, Elliott R, French P, Yung AR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions in schizophrenia patients. Psychol Med. 2015;45(7):1343–61. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Firth J, Stubbs B, Rosenbaum S, Vancampfort D, Malchow B, Schuch F, et al. Aerobic exercise improves cognitive functioning in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Bull. 2016;43(3):sbw115. source
- Not checked yetcites [38] Broderick J, Knowles A, Chadwick J, Vancampfort D. Yoga versus standard care for schizophrenia. In: Broderick J, editor. Cochrane Database Syst RevCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Chichester: Wiley; 2015.
- Not checked yetcites [39] Fiuza-Luces C, Garatachea N, Berger NA, Lucia A. Exercise is the real polypill. Physiology (Bethesda). 2013;28(5):330–58.
- Not checked yetcites [40] Schuch FB, Vasconcelos-Moreno MP, Borowsky C, Zimmermann AB, Rocha NS, Fleck MP. Exercise and severe major depression: effect on symptom severity and quality of life at discharge in an inpatient cohort. J Psychiatr Res. 2015;61:25–32. source
- Not checked yetcites [41] Schuch FB, Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Richards J, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise improves physical and psychological quality of life in people with depression: a meta-analysis including the evaluation of control group response. Psychiatry Res. 2016;241:47–54. source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Vancampfort D, Probst M, Helvik Skjaerven L, Catalán-Matamoros D, Lundvik-Gyllensten A, Gómez-Conesa A, et al. Systematic review of the benefits of physical therapy within a multidisciplinary care approach for people with schizophrenia. Phys Ther. 2012;92(1):11–23. source
- Not checked yetcites [43] Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2015;169(1):453–7. source
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“Anxiety disorders are common, burdensome and costly to individuals and wider society.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Abstract > Summary
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [2] Remes O, Brayne C, van der Linde R, Lafortune L. A systematic review of reviews on the prevalence of anxiety disorders in adult populations. Brain Behav. 2016;6(7):e00497. source
- Not checked yetcites [3] Simpson HB, Neria Y, Lewis-Fernández R, Schneier F. Anxiety disorders: theory, research, and clinical perspectives. In: Simpson HB, Neria Y, Lewis-Fernandez R, Schneier F, editors. Anxiety Disorders: theory, research, and clinical Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2010. p. 1–378. source
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“Several studies of the general population have found that people who engage in more PA have a reduced risk of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and less frequent and severe anxiety symptoms [47–52].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [47] Baumeister SE, Leitzmann MF, Bahls M, Dörr M, Schmid D, Schomerus G, et al. Associations of leisure-time and occupational physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with incident and recurrent major depressive disorder, depressive symptoms, and incident anxiety in a general population. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017;78(1):e41–7. source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Azevedo Da Silva M, Singh-Manoux A, Brunner EJ, Kaffashian S, Shipley MJ, Kivimäki M, et al. Bidirectional association between physical activity and symptoms of anxiety and depression: the Whitehall II study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2012;27(7):537–46. source
- Not checked yetcites [49] De Mello MT, Lemos V de A, HKM A, Bittencourt L, Santos-Silva R, Tufik S. Relationship between physical activity and depression and anxiety symptoms: a population study. J Affect Disord. 2013;149(1–3):241–6. source
- Not checked yetcites [50] De Moor MHM, Beem AL, Stubbe JH, Boomsma DI, De Geus EJC. Regular exercise, anxiety, depression and personality: a population-based study. Prev Med (Baltim). 2006;42(4):273–9. source
- Not checked yetcites [51] Goodwin RD. Association between physical activity and mental disorders among adults in the United States. Prev Med (Baltim). 2003;36(6):698–703. source
- Not checked yetcites [52] Lindwall M, Gerber M, Jonsdottir IH, Börjesson M, Ahlborg G. The relationships of change in physical activity with change in depression, anxiety, and burnout: a longitudinal study of Swedish healthcare workers. Health Psychol. 2014;33(11):1309–18. source
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“Most notably, exercise-based interventions have been consistently demonstrated as having an antidepressant effect in people with depression [33, 34], with some studies reporting a treatment efficacy comparable to antidepressant medications or psychotherapy [35–37].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Potential for Physical Activity
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [33] Cooney GM, Dwan K, Greig CA, Lawlor DA, Rimer J, Waugh FR, et al. Exercise for depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(9) source
- Not checked yetcites [34] Schuch FB, Vancampfort D, Richards J, Rosenbaum S, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias. J Psychiatr Res. 2016;77:42–51. source
- Not checked yetcites [35] Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Doraiswamy PM, Watkins L, Hoffman BM, Barbour KA, et al. Exercise and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Psychosom Med. 2007;69(7):587–96. source
- Not checked yetcites [36] Brosse AL, Sheets ES, Lett HS, Blumenthal JA. Exercise and the treatment of clinical depression in adults. Sports Med. 2002;32(12):741–60. source
- Not checked yetcites [37] Kvam S, Kleppe CL, Nordhus IH, Hovland A. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2016;202:67–86. source
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“PA in the general population has established efficacy in preventing and managing cardiovascular disease and improving wellbeing.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Abstract > Recent Findings
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [28] Firth J, Cotter J, Elliott R, French P, Yung AR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions in schizophrenia patients. Psychol Med. 2015;45(7):1343–61. source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Firth J, Stubbs B, Rosenbaum S, Vancampfort D, Malchow B, Schuch F, et al. Aerobic exercise improves cognitive functioning in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Bull. 2016;43(3):sbw115. source
- Not checked yetcites [38] Broderick J, Knowles A, Chadwick J, Vancampfort D. Yoga versus standard care for schizophrenia. In: Broderick J, editor. Cochrane Database Syst RevCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Chichester: Wiley; 2015.
- Not checked yetcites [39] Fiuza-Luces C, Garatachea N, Berger NA, Lucia A. Exercise is the real polypill. Physiology (Bethesda). 2013;28(5):330–58.
- Not checked yetcites [40] Schuch FB, Vasconcelos-Moreno MP, Borowsky C, Zimmermann AB, Rocha NS, Fleck MP. Exercise and severe major depression: effect on symptom severity and quality of life at discharge in an inpatient cohort. J Psychiatr Res. 2015;61:25–32. source
- Not checked yetcites [41] Schuch FB, Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Richards J, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise improves physical and psychological quality of life in people with depression: a meta-analysis including the evaluation of control group response. Psychiatry Res. 2016;241:47–54. source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Vancampfort D, Probst M, Helvik Skjaerven L, Catalán-Matamoros D, Lundvik-Gyllensten A, Gómez-Conesa A, et al. Systematic review of the benefits of physical therapy within a multidisciplinary care approach for people with schizophrenia. Phys Ther. 2012;92(1):11–23. source
- Not checked yetcites [43] Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2015;169(1):453–7. source
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“Although pharmacotherapy and psychological interventions are helpful for many, these treatment approaches are not effective for everyone and are insufficient to address common physical health complications, such as the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease.”
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What the sources say
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“There is a lack of RCTs comparing the response of people with different types of anxiety disorders to PA [32••] or in the impact of related psychiatric problems (e.g. substance misuse).”
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“For example, PA has been shown to up-regulate circulating endocannabinoids such as anandamide, which can produce anxiolytic effects by regulating other neurotransmitters, such as dopamine [84].”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [84] Tantimonaco M, Ceci R, Sabatini S, Catani MV, Rossi A, Gasperi V, et al. Physical activity and the endocannabinoid system: an overview. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2014;71(14):2681–98. source
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“For example, LeBouthillier and colleagues [92•] demonstrated that while both exercise modalities were efficacious in improving disorder status, only aerobic exercise improved general psychological distress and anxiety, while only resistance training improved anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance and intolerance of uncertainty.”
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“PA is known to have anti-inflammatory properties and may exert a positive impact on treating anxiety disorders by mediating inflammatory pathways [83].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Mechanisms of Action
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- Not checked yetcites [83] Moylan S, Eyre HA, Maes M, Baune BT, Jacka FN, Berk M. Exercising the worry away: how inflammation, oxidative and nitrogen stress mediates the beneficial effect of physical activity on anxiety disorder symptoms and behaviours. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013;37(4):573–84. source
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“Specifically, anxiety disorders are associated with elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine C-reactive protein (CRP), which can cause chronic inflammation and contribute towards the disorder development [81].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Mechanisms of Action
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- Not checked yetcites [81] Vogelzangs N, Beekman ATF, de Jonge P, Penninx BWJH. Anxiety disorders and inflammation in a large adult cohort. Transl Psychiatry. 2013;3(4):e249–9. source
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“PA has a particularly potent impact on improving hippocampal functioning [75], which may support stress response regulation and reduce PTSD symptoms.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Mechanisms of Action
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- Not checked yetcites [75] Voss MW, Vivar C, Kramer AF, Van PH. Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity. Trends Cogn Sci. 2013:1–20. source
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“Nonetheless, recent reviews have found PAs, typically exercise-based interventions, are effective as standalone or adjunctive therapies for reducing anxiety symptoms, with effect sizes ranging from small to moderate in people with [32••, 46••, 59–61] and without [32••, 62–65] a diagnosed anxiety disorder.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
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- Not checked yetcites 32••
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- Not checked yetcites [59] Bartley CA, Hay M, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis: aerobic exercise for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Prog Neuro-Psychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2013;45:34–9. source
- Not checked yetcites [60] Jayakody K, Gunadasa S, Hosker C. Exercise for anxiety disorders: systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(3):187–96. source
- Not checked yetcites [61] Pedersen BK, Saltin B. Exercise as medicine—evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015;25:1–72. source
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“PA may act through a range of different physiological and psychological mechanisms, but the precise mechanism by which PA reduces anxiety is less clear.”
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“The low-cost, low-risk nature of PA means that such interventions could be a useful treatment option for anxiety.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
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“However, studies of PA-based interventions in anxiety disorders rarely record physical health outcomes [32••], and little work has been conducted to directly assess the capacity for PA to reduce physical health risks in people with anxiety disorders.”
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“An innovative recent study found that aerobic exercise in addition to cognitive behavioural therapy improved symptoms in people with panic disorder and agoraphobia, possibly acting through the “breathing hypotheses” [68].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Activity and Anxiety: Current Evidence
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- Not checked yetcites [68] Bischoff S, Wieder G, Einsle F, Petzold MB, Janßen C, Mumm JLM, et al. Running for extinction? Aerobic exercise as an augmentation of exposure therapy in panic disorder with agoraphobia. J Psychiatr Res. 2018;101:34–41. source
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“An earlier study reported that resistance exercise elicited notably greater reductions in signs and symptoms of GAD, than aerobic exercise [93].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Optimal Physical Activity Protocols
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- Not checked yetcites [93] Herring MP, Jacob ML, Suveg C, O’Connor PJ. Effects of short-term exercise training on signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. Ment Health Phys Act. 2011;4(2):71–7. source
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“Promoting PA has already been suggested as a promising preventative strategy for other mental health conditions such as depression [109]”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Conclusion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [109] Harvey SB, Øverland S, Hatch SL, Wessely S, Mykletun A, Hotopf M. Exercise and the prevention of depression: results of the HUNT Cohort Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2018;175(1):28–36. source
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“Research in people with serious mental illness has shown PA-based interventions can improve physical health [28, 43] and may have a similar effect in people with anxiety disorders.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Fitness and Anxiety Disorders
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Firth J, Cotter J, Elliott R, French P, Yung AR. A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions in schizophrenia patients. Psychol Med. 2015;45(7):1343–61. source
- Not checked yetcites [43] Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Ward PB, Stubbs B. Exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2015;169(1):453–7. source
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“However, there remain key gaps in the literature regarding the mechanisms underlying the effects of PA, optimal PA protocols, methods of improving adherence and the importance of physical fitness.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Abstract > Summary
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“Factors such as physical inactivity represent a significant, but modifiable cardiovascular risk factor that is widespread in people with mental health problems [107], including anxiety disorders [25•, 53].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Fitness and Anxiety Disorders
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [107] Vancampfort D, Firth J, Schuch FB, Rosenbaum S, Mugisha J, Hallgren M, et al. Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis. World Psychiatry. 2017;16(3):308–15. source
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- Not checked yetcites [53] Teychenne M, Costigan SA, Parker K. The association between sedentary behaviour and risk of anxiety: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2015;15(1):513. source
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“Such research is important for the wellbeing of those with anxiety disorders, but would also help to address the stark health inequalities associated with mental illness more broadly, which appears to be worsening [104••].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Fitness and Anxiety Disorders
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- Not checked yetcites [104••]
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“Mental illness is broadly associated with poorer physical health outcomes; the severity of which is epitomised by a 15- to 20-year mortality gap between individuals with serious mental illness and the general population [104••, 105, 106].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Physical Fitness and Anxiety Disorders
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- Not checked yetcites 104••
- Not checked yetcites [105] Laursen TM, Wahlbeck K, Hällgren J, Westman J, Ösby U, Alinaghizadeh H, et al. Life expectancy and death by diseases of the circulatory system in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in the Nordic countries. Mazza M, editor. PLoS One. 2013;8(6):e67133. source
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“Moreover, PA may have further benefits to physical health and wellbeing.”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Conclusion
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Physical activity has few adverse side effects.
“In addition to having few adverse side effects, PA may have further benefits for daily functioning as research has found exercise training to produce improved neurocognitive performances in people with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia or depression [44, 45].”
The paper relies on this without support.
Physical activity-based interventions are low-cost.
“The low-cost, low-risk nature of PA means that such interventions could be a useful treatment option for anxiety.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Physical health problems associated with anxiety disorders and comorbidities are not directly caused by anxiety.
“Given that the physical health problems associated with anxiety disorders and comorbidities, and not directly caused by anxiety, improving the poor physical health, outcomes associated with anxiety disorders cannot be achieved using pharmacotherapy or CBT alone.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Preventative strategies effective for other mental health conditions such as depression are likely to be effective for anxiety.
“Promoting PA has already been suggested as a promising preventative strategy for other mental health conditions such as depression [109] and may represent a cost-effective and practical method of reducing the prevalence of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders.”
The paper relies on this without support.
People with anxiety disorders have a significant physical health burden.
“However, despite the physical health burden in people with anxiety disorders, relatively, little is known about the benefits of PA on physical health and cardiovascular disease in this population.”
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“It is also known that women have a higher prevalence of anxiety than men [82,83].”
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§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > Optimal Physical Activity Protocols
“public health guidelines designed for physical health such as the American College of Sports Medicine [97].”
§ Moving to Beat Anxiety: Epidemiology and Therapeutic Issues with Physical Activity for Anxiety > References
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“Various physical therapies such as yoga, stretching, breathing exercises, jogging, sports, and other forms of exercise (Asmundson et al., 2013; Kandola et al., 2018; Lundt and Jentschke, 2019) as well as musical therapy (Umbrello et al., 2019; Lu et al., 2021) have been used to treat anxiety, but…”
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“This study aims to compare the effectiveness of aerobic exercise and plyometrics on reducing anxiety levels and further address shortcomings of previous research by measuring both physical and mental health outcomes [22].”
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“In anxiety, this behaviour often co-exists with depression, and physical activity may be protective against the development of symptoms and may reduce present symptoms [22].”
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“Pre-COVID research has also shown positive effects of exercise on anxiety and sleep disturbances [83,84].”
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The Use of Physical Activity in Coping with Test Anxiety Among Students: A Systematic Review
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“…anxiety, such as the underlying mechanisms of the effects of physical activity, ideal physical activity protocols, methods to improve adherence, the importance of physical fitness [91], and the dose–response relationship [66,67], areas that are being increasingly investigated in research.”
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Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with lower anger and anxiety and higher emotional resilience
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“[6] Typical symptoms of patients with anxiety include numbness, persistent and excessive worry, recurrent panic attacks, and dizziness, etc. [7] The primary medication which has been approved to treat anxiety is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but its side effect of increasing the…”
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“Additionally, low physical activity can also affect mental health, increasing levels of stress and anxiety (Kandola et al., 2018).”
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“[42] The left hippocampal volume may be positively impacted by PA, which is particularly effective at improving hippocampus function.”
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“Physical activity has been observed to relieve the symptoms of anxiety across various adult populations [28–30], with one of the most highly affected groups being pregnant women [30].”
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“Physical activity has also been discussed as a potentially relevant behavior for anxiety-related outcomes [33].”
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“…epidemiological studies indicate that the prevalence of social anxiety among college students remains alarmingly high and exhibits an upward trajectory exacerbated by compounding stressors such as academic pressure, complex interpersonal dynamics, and impending occupational transitions (5–8).”
Metabolic Syndrome and Psychological Effects of Exercise in Hemodialysis Patients
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“PA may also decrease the symptoms of anxiety through psychological mechanisms such as anxiety sensitivity [23].”
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Mental Health and Physical Fitness during Adolescence in a Region of Southeastern Spain
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- Authors
- Kandola, A., Vancampfort, D., Herring, M., Rebar, A., Hallgren, M., Firth, J., & Stubbs, B.
- Affiliations
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Kandola, Aaron
- ORCID
- Venue
- Current Psychiatry Reports
- Published
- 2018-07-24
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 63-63
- ISSN
- 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
- 1535-1645
- PMC
- PMC6061211
- OpenAlex
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- Semantic Scholar
- 38a853ecb61fd7f5545a2f61e5786e59ef30f2b7
- Cited by
- 291
- References
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- en
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- Funders
- King's College London
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Keywords
- physical activity, anxiety disorders, exercise training, post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, cardiovascular disease, physical fitness, exercise adherence, mental health services, stress-related disorders
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Mental Health, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Exercise
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