Healthy socialization plays a crucial role in adolescent maturation. Social stress is known to hamper proper development of the prefrontal cortex and its dopamine dynamics. The dopamine system is tightly linked to brain processes underlying impulse control, social behavior and cognition. Social adversity commonly occurs during adolescence. We can aim to reduce bullying, but this stressor cannot be avoided entirely, so it is necessary that we understand how to protect against its long-term negative effects on the brain. There is some evidence that physical exercise can prevent, reduce, or reverse negative effects of adverse experiences on brain function and behavior.