Can walking relieve Stress?
Whenever we get stressed up the easiest stress buster to drive away negative emotions and stay focused is to go for a walk. When I go for a walk, the photo that I can take back home is how walking would have relieved from stress and hence cortisol levels.
Neuroscience proves that walking can activate the motor cortex in our brain and help fight stress. Research states that when we are under stress or anxiety there are regions of brain e.g. prefrontal cortex associated with high arousal and hence electrical activity.
In such a case walking helps activate the motor cortex of our brain which relieves stress.
For another brilliant insight on the same from the book Your Brain at Work, please read the following insight.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-can-walking-reduce-stress/
Source -> timesofindia -> https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/always-stressed-high-cortisol-is-quietly-killing-brain-cells-and-can-even-impair-memory-says-research/articleshow/123652966.cms
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