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Coping with Stress through Sports

December 9, 2014

Why are physically active children more cheerful than couch potatoes? A study may have found an answer.

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Physically active children generally report happier moods and fewer symptoms of depression than children who are less active. Now researchers may have found the reason: exercise seems to help children cope with stress. Kids who do sports on a daily basis will respond better to everyday stressors like tests and social challenges, possibly because their hormonal responses are different.