What really matters most about your workout [slideshow]

Gym or group workouts get better results

Working out in a group is better because it significantly improved stress levels by an impressive 26 percent as wells as all measures of quality of life.

Working out alone only improved one measure of quality of life, and had no effect on stress levels at all, despite exercising significantly more.

Jenny Smiechowski

By Jenny Smiechowski

Jenny Smiechowski is a Chicago-based freelance writer who specializes in health, nutrition and the environment. Her work has appeared in online and print publications like Chicagoland Gardening magazine, Organic Lifestyle Magazine, BetterLife Magazine, TheFix.com, Hybridcars.com and Seedstock.com.

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