Originally posted by cbhungry
Exercise is a natural antianxiolytic and antidepressant!
For me it is not just the exercise. I always feel better when I am exercising regularly but there is something about cycling that goes beyond other activities for me.
I think it is the fact that for an hour or two a day I am just focused on that little piece of road directly in front of me. While my concious brain is just worrying about that ,the rest of my brain thinks about things that have been bugging me or problems that I have been working on. It really clears my head when there is a lot going on. Maybe that is why I get so ticked when someone in a car takes the time out to mess with me. It makes me focus on another Problem instead of the little piece of road in front of me.
Steve