During the pandemic times, climbing stairs or walking can enhance the personal well-being, especially in people susceptible to psychiatric disorders.
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‘People with a smaller volume of gray brain matter in this region and a higher risk of psychiatric disorders felt lesser full of energy when they were physically inactive. ’
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Now researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Germany have studied the brain regions which play a central role in this process. ![twitter](https://images.medindia.net/icons/news/social/twitter.png)
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"Climbing stairs every day may help us feel awake and full of energy. This enhances our well-being," the authors wrote in a paper published in the journal Science Advances.
"At present, we are experiencing strong restrictions of public life and social contacts which may adversely affect our well-being. To feel better, it may help to climb stairs more often," said Professor Heike Tost from CIMH in Mannheim, Germany.
To reach this conclusion, 67 people were subjected to ambulant assessments to determine the impact of everyday activity on alertness for seven days.
It was found that the people felt more alert and were bursting with even more energy directly after the activity.
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These analyses were combined with magnetic resonance tomography at CIMH for another group of 83 people.
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It is in this brain region where emotions and resistance to psychiatric disorders are regulated.
The authors identified this brain region to be a decisive "neural correlate" that mediates the relationship between physical activity and subjective energy.
"After everyday activity, however, these persons felt even more filled with energy than persons with a larger brain volume."
Professor Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Director of CIMH, said "the results suggest that physical activity in everyday life is beneficial to well-being, particularly in persons susceptible to psychiatric disorders".
Source-IANS