Exercise Improves Health Markers in Young Female Survivors of Childhood Trauma
New research shows a progressive exercise training program, mitigates some physiological and psychological effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACE, in otherwise healthy young women. These experiences, are linked to “lasting, negative effects on health, well-being, as well as life opportunities”.
ACE, are potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of 18, such as abuse, neglect or loss of a parent. Roughly 61 percent of adults reports experiencing at least one ACE, and about 16 percent report experiencing four more. ACE increase chronic illnesses, including heart disease and mental health problems.The experimental group/participants, who participated in a moderate-high intensity, progressive exercise program, consisted of two days of aerobic and two days of resistance exercise per week as the resistance training, steadily increased in weight, helped the participants, reached set milestones.
However, participants, showed improvement in two markers of Cardiovascular health and two markers of psychological well-being. They also showed improved goal-planning, which is a sub-type of the psychological measure of hope.
Edited by Ngozi Akunne
