People with higher levels of physical fitness may be better able to manage stress, anxiety and anger than those who are less fit, according to a new study.

The research, published in the journal Acta Psychologica, found that individuals with better cardiorespiratory fitness were more emotionally resilient when exposed to stressful situations.

Researchers from the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, studied 40 healthy young adults, dividing them into groups with above-average and below-average fitness levels.

Participants were shown both neutral images and disturbing pictures, including scenes of injuries and threatening situations, designed to trigger stress and other negative emotions.

Although all participants reported feeling more anxious after viewing the disturbing images, those with higher fitness levels remained significantly calmer.

The researchers found that participants with below-average fitness were 775 per cent more likely to experience an increase in anxiety from

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