<story><title>Reducing workplace burnout: the benefits of  exercise</title><url>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393815/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>unicornporn</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t get why cardiovascular training, like running, wouldn&amp;#x27;t lead to the same feeling of accomplishment. You might not get stronger (in the same obvious way), but you will most certainly be faster.</text></item><item><author>NhanH</author><text>&amp;gt; [...] &lt;i&gt;although it makes sense, for example, that improving at resistance training would lead to a sense of accomplishment.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s not just a sense of accomplishment, it&amp;#x27;s an actual accomplishment: to be a stronger human being than you once was. And unlike most other accomplishment in life, you&amp;#x27;re not under anyone&amp;#x27;s whim or circumstantial luck. There were a big thread on HN just a few months ago on that: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=9782083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=9782083&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>david_shaw</author><text>The most interesting part of the study (to me) was this:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Cardiovascular exercise was found to increase well-being and decrease psychological distress, perceived stress, and emotional exhaustion. Resistance training was noticeably effective in increasing well-being and personal accomplishment and to reduce perceived stress.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Different types of exercise may assist employees in different ways.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve always been told that exercise improves feelings of well-being, reduces stress, etc. I&amp;#x27;ve &lt;i&gt;never&lt;/i&gt; heard about the different effects that different types of exercise can have on the psyche -- although it makes sense, for example, that improving at resistance training would lead to a sense of accomplishment. If taken to its logical conclusion, this study implies that we should be working out in different ways based on the psychological ailments we may be experiencing. That&amp;#x27;s fascinating to me.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>totalrobe</author><text>If you don&amp;#x27;t lift much, it is kind of hard to describe, but there is this feeling after lifting heavy shit that is just a total peace with the world.&lt;p&gt;Could have something to do with the hormones and neurotransmitters that the body gets flooded with after lifting, could just be light-headed, could be something to do with all the tiny muscle tears...not entirely sure.&lt;p&gt;On the flip side, I&amp;#x27;m a bigger guy(6&amp;#x27;5&amp;quot;), and I just feel beat down and ache for days if I do any substantial distance running.&lt;p&gt;Sprinting though, seems to have similar physiological symptoms as lifting, and I believe several studies have shown that intensity rather than duration of exercise produces these effects.</text></comment>
<story><title>Reducing workplace burnout: the benefits of  exercise</title><url>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393815/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>unicornporn</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t get why cardiovascular training, like running, wouldn&amp;#x27;t lead to the same feeling of accomplishment. You might not get stronger (in the same obvious way), but you will most certainly be faster.</text></item><item><author>NhanH</author><text>&amp;gt; [...] &lt;i&gt;although it makes sense, for example, that improving at resistance training would lead to a sense of accomplishment.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s not just a sense of accomplishment, it&amp;#x27;s an actual accomplishment: to be a stronger human being than you once was. And unlike most other accomplishment in life, you&amp;#x27;re not under anyone&amp;#x27;s whim or circumstantial luck. There were a big thread on HN just a few months ago on that: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=9782083&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=9782083&lt;/a&gt;</text></item><item><author>david_shaw</author><text>The most interesting part of the study (to me) was this:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Cardiovascular exercise was found to increase well-being and decrease psychological distress, perceived stress, and emotional exhaustion. Resistance training was noticeably effective in increasing well-being and personal accomplishment and to reduce perceived stress.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;and&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;gt; Different types of exercise may assist employees in different ways.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve always been told that exercise improves feelings of well-being, reduces stress, etc. I&amp;#x27;ve &lt;i&gt;never&lt;/i&gt; heard about the different effects that different types of exercise can have on the psyche -- although it makes sense, for example, that improving at resistance training would lead to a sense of accomplishment. If taken to its logical conclusion, this study implies that we should be working out in different ways based on the psychological ailments we may be experiencing. That&amp;#x27;s fascinating to me.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>arcanus</author><text>Remember this is statistical in nature. Your mileage may vary.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m a runner and have found absolutely fantastic feelings of accomplishment and pride, as well as an undeniably healthier and happier lifestyle.&lt;p&gt;I suspect, as Swizec implied below, it mostly perception. Many runners tend to be less quantitative about performance gains, and therefore have less obvious metrics for advancement.&lt;p&gt;Does lead to an interesting corollary: does &amp;#x27;gamification&amp;#x27; and quantification of athletic advancement improve retention of the habit?</text></comment>