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Both the groups were allowed to make their own choice of physical exercise or meditation techniques
respectively. Many in body group chosen aerobic exercise such as treadmills and using other aerobics fitness equipments.
Almost 20 member of Mind group chose the transcendental meditation few chosen traditional breathing techniques
such as watching breathing and counting. The body group had an average age of 27.36 and mind group had an average age of
20.86.
At the end of the experiment list of questions from well-known questionnaires which reflected the Mind and
Body related anxiety equivocally. The right hand table list few sample questions being asked to the volunteer participated in
Davidson and Schwartz study program.
Mental Stress Relief By Physical Exercises
Based on the correlation between the Mind and Bodily answers scales was r=0.42. This correlation indicates
that cognitive (mind) and somatic (body) related stresses scales are self-effacingly interrelated. The shared variance between
them is relatively low in order to define the pattern of result as a function of different stress releasing training
techniques.
Gary E.Schwartz and Richard J.Davidson concluded, the general believe of stress relieving techniques such as practice of meditation has effect only on mental stress and
regular physical exercise reduces the body stress only is not totally true.
From the conducted study, both techniques meditation and physical exercise has positive effects on body and
mental health improvement from depression. Which implies unless you like, there is no need to practice two different techniques
if you want relief from mental stress and body related stress. Practicing physical activity alone can reduces all type of
stresses.
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