Brazilian women who practice resistance training more frequently present lower anxiety and depression scores

Abstract

The aim was to verify the association between resistance training (RT) and related variables with anxiety and depression scores in Brazilian women. One hundred and fifty-four women practitioners of RT (40.9±8.6 years; 61.7±9.9 kg; 160.0±5.0 cm) and 113 non-practitioners (Control) participated in the study. Participants answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and sociodemographic questions related to physical exercise. Statistical differences between groups occurred for anxiety (RT: 0.75±0.48 vs. Control: 1.07±0.57; P