Women Need To Exercise For Their Mental Health

When regularly exercising, women reported feeling more happy, energetic, and confident, according to the global Move Her Mind report

According to the largest global study on the exercise gender gap, there is a direct link between a woman's level of activity and her state of mind.

Specifically, women reported feeling 52% happier, 48% more confident and 50% more energized when exercising regularly compared with when they were not, according to the Move Her Mind study, which was commissioned by ASICS and surveyed nearly 25,000 people and conducted 26 focus groups around the world.

"Regardless of their level of activity, women are facing barriers to being as active as they would like to be," study lead Dr. Dee Dlugonski said in the report.

Not having enough time to exercise was cited by more than half of the women surveyed. The most common obstacles were too many other commitments at 76% and not enough time at 74%.

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