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Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts. Here’s why.
By L. Alison Phillips and Jacob Meyer
The Washington Post
Feb. 21, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. MST
Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40 percent of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that group fitness would be one of the top three fitness industry trends in 2020 — for good reason.
Exercise has clear benefits for your health and well-being, and the side effects — think lowered blood pressure, improved glycemic control, better sleep — are overwhelmingly positive. And exercising in groups may have particularly beneficial effects.
If you’ve been considering joining an online group class — or been encouraged to by others — here are some research-based reasons that might be a great idea.
Other people influence your attitudes and emotional responses to exercise. That is, they can affect how you feel about exercising, which is critical for determining whether you do it or not. If you get to know others who exercise regularly, you start to perceive exercise as more positive, common, desirable and doable.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...33d_story.html
By L. Alison Phillips and Jacob Meyer
The Washington Post
Feb. 21, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. MST
Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40 percent of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that group fitness would be one of the top three fitness industry trends in 2020 — for good reason.
Exercise has clear benefits for your health and well-being, and the side effects — think lowered blood pressure, improved glycemic control, better sleep — are overwhelmingly positive. And exercising in groups may have particularly beneficial effects.
If you’ve been considering joining an online group class — or been encouraged to by others — here are some research-based reasons that might be a great idea.
Other people influence your attitudes and emotional responses to exercise. That is, they can affect how you feel about exercising, which is critical for determining whether you do it or not. If you get to know others who exercise regularly, you start to perceive exercise as more positive, common, desirable and doable.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...33d_story.html