'Matching Workout With Personality Could Yield Better Results'

A workout in tune with one's personality -- being social or introverted -- could make exercising more enjoyable and yield better results, according to a new study.

- Press Trust Of India

Extroverted individuals tend to enjoy high-intensity activities that require significant energy and effort, while those with neuroticism—the tendency to worry—may find less satisfaction in activities demanding sustained effort.

Instead, the latter might prefer short bursts of activity and aerobic training, which are known to relieve stress, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

Researchers from University College London, UK, assessed 132 volunteers' personality traits according to the Big 5 model, which categorises an individual on the basis of their dominant trait -- are they extroverted, agreeable, conscientious, neurotic or open to experiences.