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    A new research study suggests that just thinking of exercising can have the same effects as actually hitting the gym. A recent study published in the Journal of Neurophysiology found that simply imagining exercise can tone muscle, delay atrophy, and even make your muscles stronger.

Researchers at Ohio University made an experiment using two sets of ‘healthy individuals.'The researchers wrapped the wrists of one of the sets and gave them instructions to sit still for 11 minutes, five days a week, for four weeks, and imagine exercising.The other set were not given any instruction.

The results showed that the body and mind are more intertwined than we thought.At the end of the four weeks, the participants in the ‘mental exercise' were twice as strong as those who didn't.

Exercising imagery techniques are even commonly used by professional athletes to improve performance.

What our study suggests is that imagery exercises could be a valuable tool to prevent or slow muscles from becoming weaker when a health problem limits or restricts a person’s movement,' Brian Clark, a professor in the college said in a statement.'This information may fundamentally change how we think about muscle weakness in the elderly,' Clark said. 

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