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It might not take an all-out sprint or long trail run to lift your mood and sharpen focus, according to a new study.
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A small new study out of the University of Tsukuba in Japan looked at 24 healthy young adults who completed a slow, 10-minute run on the treadmill in one session and rested in another.
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After the easy jog, participants performed faster on a test of attention and self-control and reported feeling more alert and pleasant than they did after the resting phase, according to the study, which was published in the journal Imaging Neuroscience in August.
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Brain monitoring after the jog also showed more activity in parts of the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for focus and decision-making.
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The jog was purposely kept easy, with participants going at speeds from 1.9 to 3.7 mph on the treadmill.
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Their average heart rates clocked in at 105 to 107 beats per minute.
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"A single bout of running, even at very slow speed, elicits a pleasant mood and improved executive function," the researchers found.
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They added that the finding "sheds light on the slow running benefits to brain health."
The benefits, they noted, stuck around even after participants' heart rates returned to baseline.
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The greater the up-and-down head movement during the jog, the more positive participants' mood was afterward, though that finding was exploratory and does not necessarily prove cause and effect.
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"Easy movement triggers the norepinephrine and dopamine pathways that wake up the part of the brain that is in charge of focus and self-control," explained Dr. John La Puma, a California-based internist and author of "Indoor Epidemic," who was not involved in the study.
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Experts agree, however, that it does not mean one brief workout could be a cure-all.
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"A brief jog should help someone get some energy in their system, which may make them feel better about themselves mentally and help them focus," said Dr. Scott Nass, a California-based family medicine physician at SwiftCareMD.
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But Nass, who also wasn't involved in the research, said that the effect is likely temporary.
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For people living with depression or anxiety, a jog may briefly clear the mind but is "no substitute for medical care," he told Fox News Digital.
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The study was also limited in that it included just 24 healthy, young adults and measured outcomes immediately after just one exercise session.
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The findings cannot be assumed to apply to older adults, novice runners or people with health conditions and larger studies are needed to confirm the results, Nass said.
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For a practical approach, La Puma suggested taking a 10-minute walk outside before the most mentally demanding part of the day.
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Add 30-second jogging intervals, keeping the pace easy enough to speak in full sentences without becoming breathless, he said.
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People with heart disease, high blood pressure, Type 1 diabetes, recent surgery or joint pain should check with a clinician before starting a new routine, La Puma advised.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the researchers for comment.
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