How Does Exercise Help Depression?
The commonly held notion that exercise eases depression and anxiety is misleading, scientists say, because new research suggests that a common set of genes makes the most mentally healthy also the most prone to exercising. Some experts say this means that genes probably help determine how much emotional payoff a person gets from exercise. But others disagree, saying that exercise does improve depressed patients' moods.
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Depression: Resources
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Exercise and Other Healthy BehaviorsExercise. Both aerobic exercise and resistance training can help provide some improvement in mood symptoms for... Read more »
Exercise Eases Depression, Anxiety
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Chess, exercise may ease mild depression
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Depression Diet, Exercise
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Depression
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