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"Jogging on a treadmill, running around a park... exercise is exercise, right? So does it really matter whether you do it in a gym or outside? According to this new study, one may be the better choice--especially for your mental state. Can you guess?And the winner is: working out in the great outdoors, according to a study by Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry. Looking at data from 833 people and 11 different trials, researchers found that exercising outside melted away levels of tension, anger and depression. Participants also reported that they simply enjoyed exercising outdoors more than they did inside, and so there was more chance that they&amp;#x27;d continue doing it. I&amp;#x27;m all for exercise in whatever way I can get it--there are days it&amp;#x27;s impossible to get to the gym, and other days it&amp;#x27;s just way too cold to run around outside (like last week!). But exercising outdoors is my favorite. Whenever my husband suggests we get an elliptical trainer, I point to our bikes propped up by the garage and the running path near our house and say, &amp;quot;But why?&amp;quot; Do you prefer exercising outdoors or indoors--or does it matter to you one way or the other? What&amp;#x27;s your favorite? More on exercise: * Can Exercise Break Up A Relationship? * 5 Tips for Getting Your Rear in Gear (and Stop Procrastinating Exercise!) * Fitness: It Helps Keep You Toned and Happy--But Guess What Else It Can Do! More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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