Middle-aged women are encouraged to exercise at moderate intensity is much happier and more likely to continue to work out than counterparts who exercise more intense, according to a study.
Researchers led by Steriani Elavsky of Penn State University in Pennsylvania, recruited 255 women between 40 and 60 years to do either moderate or vigorous exercise, then followed the volunteers to monitor their reactions.
Overall, women who exercise just about two times more likely to feel excited and confident they can do more exercises in the future, and more of them also show feelings of sadness and anxiety reduction compared with powerful group exercises.
"Exercise makes you feel better but it would be more fun when done at moderate intensity compared with the strong, especially if you have previously inactive or possibly overweight," says Reuters Health Elavsky.