• Group exercise 'boosts happiness'
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Hey guys, its that time again, im bored in college so im going to find you something interesting to read.. Exercising together appears to increase the level of the feel-good endorphin hormones naturally released during physical exertion, a study suggests. A team from Oxford University carried out tests on 12 rowers after a vigorous workout in a virtual boat. Those who trained alone withstood less pain - a key measure of endorphins - than those who exercised together. Writing in Biology Letters, the authors speculate these hormones may underpin an array of communal activities. It has long been known that physical exertion releases endorphins and that these are responsible for the sometimes euphoric sensations experienced after exercising. They have a protective effect against pain. But researchers from Oxford University's Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology found this response was heightened by the synergistic effect of rowing together. After 45 minutes of either rowing separately or in a team of six, the researchers measured their pain threshold by how long they could tolerate an inflated blood pressure cuff on the arm. Exercise increased both groups' ability to tolerate pain, but the difference was significantly more pronounced among the team rowers. This, they said, was a measure of an increased endorphin release. As well as potentially improving performance in sport, the researchers speculated that this endorphin release may be the mechanism that underpins the sense of communal belonging that emerges from activities such as religious rituals, dancing or laughing. "The results suggest that endorphin release is significantly greater in group training than in individual training even when power output, or physical exertion, remains constant," said lead author Emma Cohen. "The exact features of group activity that generate this effect are unknown, but this study contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that synchronised, coordinated physical activity may be responsible." Carole Seheult, a sport and exercise psychologist from the British Psychological Society, said the findings were entirely credible. "Rowing is a sport which requires real team work and endorphins could well foster that process. "But more generally we know from experience that exercising in groups is good for people at many levels, it's motivational, it's social. Groups sessions really do work." Sauce: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8257716.stm[/url]
They are probably just eating a lot of watermelons.
That's really intresting Personally I love to ride around on my bike or run around by myself But again intresting
[quote]They have a protective effect against pain[/quote] [quote]Rowing is a sport which requires real team work and endorphins could well foster that process[/quote] I would assume that this would play a lot because you don't want to let your team down so you'd push yourself further.
What if the rest of the group are assholes? This is a serious question, it usually makes me feel worse.
[QUOTE=Zeos;17428609]What if the rest of the group are assholes? This is a serious question, it usually makes me feel worse.[/QUOTE] jym class, all those years ago :(
[QUOTE=decilling;17428788]jym class, all those years ago :([/QUOTE] lol. gym*
Then the Roman galleys weren't a particularly bad place to be in. You'd get excercise, you had a nice, big team to row with and you'd be pushed to the point of almost getting a heart attack. Surely you'd be so dozed on endorphins that you wouldn't even feel the whips!
Exercise makes me miserable.
The sum is greater then the whole of it's parts. [editline]11:28AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;17430101]Exercise makes me miserable.[/QUOTE] You should try jogging in the woods with an iPod, great for Stamina, building up leg muscles, confidence, time to think, and on top of it it's excellent for your heart.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;17430113]You should try jogging [highlight]in the woods[/highlight] with an iPod, great for Stamina, building up leg muscles, confidence, time to think, and on top of it it's excellent for your heart.[/QUOTE] But Facepunch tells me that if I go into the woods, I will be torn apart by an inhuman being in a suit. [editline]11:34AM[/editline] This doesn't make me happy at all
It does when you are kicking Dodge Balls in the teachers face.
[QUOTE=Xesum;17430870]It does when you are kicking Dodge Balls in the teachers face.[/QUOTE] My old high school gym teacher was some dyslexic fuck. He also taught health class, which was hilarious.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;17430917]My old high school gym teacher was some dyslexic fuck. He also taught health class, which was hilarious.[/QUOTE] I have a female PE teacher, which means we can hide in our changing rooms and skip the lesson as she isn't allowed to come in.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;17430113]You should try jogging in the woods with an iPod, great for Stamina, building up leg muscles, confidence, time to think, and on top of it it's excellent for your heart.[/QUOTE] Actually it makes me miserable because it makes me realize how out of shape I am and reminds me of when I was in shape (before I was put on several medications). [editline]12:53PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Xesum;17431039]I have a female PE teacher, which means we can hide in our changing rooms and skip the lesson as she isn't allowed to come in.[/QUOTE] Our school has 2 PE teachers, one male and one female. They also teach Health Class.
[QUOTE=Xesum;17431039]I have a female PE teacher, which means we can hide in our changing rooms and skip the lesson as she isn't allowed to come in.[/QUOTE] The men's changing room at my school had a backdoor that led to a stairwell that nobody knew about. I guess it was some kind of fire escape for the upper floors that was added at the last minute to get the building up to code or something. The doors were locked unless you were heading down, but once we propped them open nobody knew about them to close them again.
Too bad i don't exercise, and don't wish to. I might if it was all girls though. :q:
[QUOTE=Jessesmith1;17428803]lol. gym*[/QUOTE] I am English, we say P.E but I thought, no. Most of the users are american so I will try to fit in. But no, you throw it back in my face.
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