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Nils Niederstrasser, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth

Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance – new study

The most active participants had the highest pain tolerance overall. Maridav/ Shutterstock

Many benefits come from regularly exercising, including stronger muscles, lower risk of disease and improved mental health. But a recent study suggests that exercise may have another unexpected benefit: it might make us more tolerant to pain.

The study, published in the journal PLOS One, found people who regularly exercised had a higher pain tolerance compared with those who hardly exercised.

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