In recent years, the link between physical activity and mental health has gained significant attention in mainstream science, highlighting an area where sport and exercise therapists can make a positive impact. While commonly associated with physical fitness, exercise also profoundly benefits mental health.1 2 Regular physical activity significantly reduces symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress while enhancing cognitive function and self-esteem. Even a single bout of exercise can reduce anxiety, and short-term engagement can buffer against stress-induced negative mood states.3 Exercise improves mental health by altering neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors, which may decrease allostatic load and improve mood, emotional regulation, cognitive performance and stress resilience.4 It may also promote brain health through gut bacterial metabolites. Exercise increases the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein required for the survival and proliferation of neurons in key brain areas associated with learning and memory.5 This biochemical cascade improves brain function and emotional well-being while also creating a positive feedback loop that increases motivation for continuous physical activity, extending the mental health advantages. Chronic stress, if left untreated, …

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运动和心理健康：至关重要的联系


近年来，身体活动和心理健康之间的联系引起了主流科学的广泛关注，凸显了运动和运动治疗师可以产生积极影响的领域。虽然运动通常与身体健康相关，但它也极大地有益于心理健康。1 2 定期的身体活动可显着减少抑郁、焦虑和压力的症状，同时增强认知功能和自尊。即使是单次运动也可以减少焦虑，短期参与可以缓冲压力引起的负面情绪状态。3运动通过改变神经递质和神经营养因子来改善心理健康，这可能会减少稳态负荷并改善情绪、情绪调节、认知能力。表现和压力恢复能力。4 它还可以通过肠道细菌代谢促进大脑健康。运动会增加脑源性神经营养因子 (BDNF) 的产生，这种蛋白质是与学习和记忆相关的关键大脑区域的神经元生存和增殖所必需的。5这种生化级联反应可以改善大脑功能和情绪健康，同时还可以产生积极的反馈循环可以增加持续体育活动的动力，延长心理健康的优势。慢性压力，如果不加以治疗，......