Study: High mental well-being associated with more physically active lifestyle in midlife

It seems that mental well-being is an important resource for maintaining a physically active lifestyle in midlife, said Tiia Kekalainen from University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. For the study, the researchers gathered data from over 300 people at ages 42 and 50 by questionnaires and interviews.

Walking was related to emotional well-being, rambling in nature to social well-being and endurance training to subjective health, the study said. "Although exercise did not predict later mental well-being or subjective health in this study, exercise is important for current mental well-being and health," Kekalainen said.

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