Physical activity has proven benefits for physical and psychological well-being and is
associated with reduced responsiveness to physical stress. However, it is not clear to what …

Physical activity plays a key role in the control of neuroendocrine, autonomic, and
behavioral responses to physical and psychosocial stress. However, little is known about …

Objectives The pathways by which physical activity impacts on participants' health are still
not fully understood. The purpose of the present study was to go beyond existing research …

The present study experimentally tested the cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis by
examining whether endurance exercise training leads to reductions in the physiological …

Background: Evidence linking fitness and decreased psychosocial stress comes from
studies of athletes and typically relies upon self-report measures. Furthermore, there is little …

Objective The aim of this experimental study was to determine the extent to which the
intensity of a single 30 min bout of exercise alters the salivary cortisol (sCort) response to a …

Objective Responses to stressful events are generally regarded as reactions of the organism
to accommodate to or compensate for stress. This reaction is classically described as an …

Physical activity has long been considered beneficial to health and regular exercise is
purported to relieve stress. However empirical evidence demonstrating these effects is …

Background Psychosocial stress is associated with multiple health complaints. Research to
date suggests that regular physical activity (PA) and higher cardiorespiratory fitness may …

Exercise represents a physical stress that challenges homeostasis. In response to this
stressor, autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis are known …