Study: Physically active people have higher pain tolerance than sedentary people

Norwegian researchers analyzed data from a long-running population Norway of Norwegian adults.

People with the highest self-reported levels of physical activity also had higher pain tolerance on average than others.

The team’s findings are published in PLOS-One.

More research will be needed to untangle the mechanisms behind exercise making pain more bearable. PLOS two PLOS-One second first 2015 2007 to 2008 two over 10,000 Norwegian one the University Hospital of North Norway