A study tracked the moods and behaviors of 2,327 participants across all 50 states over eight weeks to measure the consequences of suddenly becoming more sedentary.
Sitting too much can have a negative impact on your mental health, a new study has found.As people adhered to stay-at-home orders or self-isolated during the first year of the pandemic, daily commutes became shuffles between the home office and the bedroom, and trips to the store were often replaced with online shopping. Overall people were sitting more and exercising less.
Michael Otto, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and the co-author of “Exercise for Mood and Anxiety,” said the Iowa State study is one of many studies with similar findings. “Population studies show a reliable correlation between sedentary status and increased rates of depression and anxiety,” he said, adding that both increased in turn during the pandemic.
And while the pandemic has certainly created some obstacles in maintaining a consistent exercise routine, the experts had some helpful tips.
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