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This is the best exercise for your mental health, according to researchers

Different exercises deliver different results for various systems in your body โ€” weightlifting for muscle tone, cardio for weight loss, and so on. But what exercise should you look to if you want to improve your mental health? Researchers recently looked at the link between physical activities and mental health to determine the answer to this question. Team sports were found to have the greatest mental health benefit,ย followed by cycling, either on the road or a stationary bike. The findings were published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry this month. The study was among the first of its kind. Participants were asked to respond to a survey asking how many days in the previous month their mental health was “not good” due to stress, depression or other problems. Researchers found that physical activated performed in groups, including team sports and gym classes, provided more of a boost in mental health than…