Fernando Mora, a psychiatrist, states that science has demonstrated that physical exercise reduces excess cortisol, in an article published by ABC España.
"It is scientifically proven that physical exercise reduces excess cortisol." — Fernando Mora, psychiatrist
The article describes health as integral wellbeing covering body, mind and surroundings, not merely the absence of illness, and notes that mental health has taken on essential importance in recent years as a pillar of quality of life.
It adds that caring for mental health goes beyond introspection, therapy or learning to manage emotions, since many protective habits also support physical health: sufficient rest and sleep, a balanced diet and, especially, regular physical activity, which the article presents as a means of preventing emotional and physical conditions.