About this episode

This episode explores the link between physical fitness and emotional resilience, highlighting how cardiorespiratory fitness affects anxiety and temperament.

In today's episode we're exploring the fascinating link between your physical fitness and your ability to remain calm under pressure. We dive into research showing that higher cardiorespiratory fitness is directly associated with lower levels of trait anxiety and a more stable temperament. By analyzing how different fitness groups react to stressful visual triggers, the study reveals that those with lower aerobic capacity are significantly more vulnerable to sudden spikes in anger and anxiety. We discuss why improving your V̇O2max isn't just about physical performance, but about building the psychological strength to navigate daily stress. References : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106371 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106371 Support our work Support our work. Make a small donation. This removes any advertisements and help us continue bringing more interesting topics and confronting mainstream narrative on health. Click the Link to support us: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/foodnourish-deep-dives--6602003/support 🤗 Support the show: Become a supporter for just 2€ per month to remove advertisements and help us continue bringing interesting topics while…

People in this episode

Host: Pavlos Giorkas

Topics covered

• cardiorespiratory fitness
• emotional resilience
• trait anxiety
• stress management
• V̇O2max
• physical fitness

Keywords

• cardio
• emotional resilience
• fitness
• anxiety
• stress
• V̇O2max
• physical performance

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Organizations: FoodNourish Deep Dives

Books & works: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106371

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