WE are all prone to dropping the odd F-bomb while in the middle of painful gym session.
But now it turns out swearing while you exercise could actually improve your workout.
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A new study, published in the Journal of Psychology of Sports and Exercise, has revealed that shouting expletives increases pain tolerance and triggers an adrenaline response.
And this, in turn, will make you work harder during your fitness session and maximise weight loss.
This revelation comes following a test conducted by researchers at Keele University - who examined the effects of swearing and the effectiveness of the workout.
They carried out two experiments testing participants' performance during a short, intense period on an exercise bike and completing an isometric handgrip test.
Those taking part did the test twice, once swearing during the exercise and once not swearing.
The results revealed that the participants produced more power on the exercise bike and had a stronger handgrip when they were swearing.
The same can also be said when it comes to pain tolerance.
In another case study, Dr Stephens' team asked volunteers to submerge their hand into ice water for as long as they could withstand.
In the first trial, volunteers chose their favourite swear word and repeated it aloud until they removed their hand from the tub of water.
In the second trial, swear words were replaced with common adjectives that would describe household items.
To the researchers surprise, the swear words were more effective at increasing pain tolerance.
Lead researcher Dr Richard Stephen said: "We know from our earlier research that swearing makes people more able to tolerate pain.
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"A possible reason for this is that it stimulates the bodys sympathetic nervous system.
"That's the system that makes your heart pound when you are in danger."
Despite this, Dr Stephens also discovered that while swearing increased the physical power exerted and pain tolerance, there was no significant increase in the participants heart rates.
One potential theory is swearing was developed as a tool to withstand pain by triggering the "fight or flight" response.
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Dr Stephens said: "Swearing has been around for centuries and is an almost universal human linguistic phenomenon.
"It taps into emotional brain centres and appears to arise in the right brain, whereas most language production occurs in the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain.
"Our research shows one potential reason why swearing developed and why it persists."
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