Women should don their ladies fitness clothing when they are feeling down as exercise lessens negative emotions, a scientist has suggested.

Dr Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, of Ohio State University College of Medicine, conducted research which shows that psychological factors could influence the incidence and progression of a number of age-related diseases.

This is because negative emotions can affect the immune system, but Dr Kiecolt-Glaser said that exercise, including yoga, can reduce these feelings.

Her research looked specifically at those who had suffered trauma as children.

"Our latest research shows that childhood adversity casts a long shadow on one's health and can lead to inflammation and cell ageing much earlier than for those who haven't experienced these events," Dr Kiecolt-Glaser said.

Back in June, Karen Davies, a Pilates teacher from Longton in Stoke-on-Trent, told the Sentinel that the form of exercise that she teaches can help to ease physical ailments and get rid of depression.

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