Do you depend on antidepressants to see the world in psychedelic colours instead of shades of Blue? Do you know that exercise is the best and the cheapest antidepressant? Exercise is the last thing on your mind you are down and anxious but research has shown that even a 10 minute walk down the block could help you feel better and lift your spirits.
A study was conducted by Italian researchers on the effects of exercise on people who are suffering from depression. About thirty women aged between 40 and 60 who had been diagnosed with major depression were randomly assigned to stick with antidepressants alone or to include exercise twice a week while taking antidepressants for eight months.
It was found that women who exercised showed remarkable improvements in their depression symptoms when compared to those women who were in antidepressants alone.
It’s not a magic bullet, but increasing physical activity is a positive and active strategy to help manage depression and anxiety
says Kristin Vickers-Douglas, a psychologist at Mayo Clinic.
How does exercise help?
* Exercising when you are depressed firstly helps you get distracted as you concentrate on your workout instead of life’s misery.
* If you are out taking a walk, you get to interact with people, which may help you forget your worries and make you feel better when you know that you are not the only person in the world having problems.
* Identify the activity that you enjoy most or you are likely to give up the instant you hit the blues.
So, get going and the next time some one asks what stands for D - Say Dance and not Depresssion!
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If you believe in good days and bad days cycle in the life, I am the person pretty sure that from 1999 onwards I am suffering on all count due to omen of bad days. Whichever front– home, office, finances, socializing, health– all have taken its due toll from me. More than two years ago I joined a camp run by a Yoga Guru. The result of the camp which lasted were amazing on my mind and body. Then, on the one reason or the other (may be pretext), I could not continue the exercises and yoga. I am still suffering from the wide ranging implications of not caring myself.
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When u workout ’happy harmones’ are produced and you feel relaxed.
Exercise is a definite cure all, it’s just the matter of mustering the stregnth to get out and do it... My wife battles with seasonal depression and insomnia and has found exercise is the only thing that helps...but at times she gets so frazzled, it is difficult to even start the process she knows will cure her blues.
There are lots of benefits we are going to get when we exercise. It can lose our fats, make us strong, make us feel young and it can relieve depression. There are medicines that can relieve us from being depressed but for us to save money lets just exercise! Depression if not solved would also affect your health. And if we are going to acquire sickness it could leave a major strain on your budget. If you are unable to cover those unexpected doctor bills, payday loans can get you the immediate cash you need to accommodate you on your journey to recovery.
i agree... exercise also make our mind feel free and light...
Exercise is not only great for you physical health but I have found it helps me feel emotionally healthier. I can literally work out my frustrations and I feel so much better about my day. My day feels more productive after exercising
Exercise is not only great for you physical health but I have found it helps me feel emotionally healthier. I can literally work out my frustrations and I feel so much better about my day. My day feels more productive after exercising