Dropping F-bombs in the gym could make doing weights easier

(GRUNT) #$@&%*!

Have you ever had a time when you think, “Today’s the day I’m going to do better at the gym!” — perhaps lift a kilo more or do an extra squat — but never quite managed it in practice? Well, here’s a little secret: curse and you might just go the extra mile. A study presented at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society this year suggests repeating one’s favourite profanity could give someone a second wind. Participants on exercise bikes or performing a grip test were asked to curse or speak a boring word like ‘brown’ and found that the groups that cursed cycled faster or gripped tighter. A few years ago, the same team found that spewing profanities also helped people keep their hands in icy water for longer. So the next time you need to go the distance, get an expletive to help.