Exercise and Depression
Exercise and Depression
What are the Psychological Benefits of Exercise for People With Depression?
👉Improved self-esteem is a key psychological benefit of regular physical activity. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These interact with the receptors in your brain and reduce your perception of pain.
👉Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine. For example, the feeling that follows a run or workout is often described as “euphoric”. That feeling, known as a “runner’s high,” can be accompanied by a positive and energising outlook on life.
👉Endorphins act as analgesics, which means they diminish the perception of pain. They also act as sedatives.
👉Endorphins are manufactured in your brain, spinal cord and many other parts of your body, and are released in response to brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.
👉The neurone receptors that endorphins bind to are the same ones that bind some pain medicines.
👉However, the activation of these receptors by the body’s endorphins does not lead to the addiction or dependence people experience with morphine.
👉Regular exercise has been proven to:
• Reduce stress
• Ward off anxiety and feelings of depression
• Boost self-esteem
• Improve sleep
👉Exercise also has the added health benefits of:
• Strengthening your heart
• Increasing your energy levels
• Lowering your blood pressure
• Improving muscle tone and strength
• Strengthening and building bones
• Helping to reduce body fat
• Making you look fit and healthy
Research has shown that exercise is an effective but often underused treatment for people with mild to moderate depression.
Exercise and Depression
👉👊It appears that any form of exercise can help with
depression, including:
• Biking
• Dancing
• Gardening
• Golf (walking instead of using the cart)
• Housework, especially sweeping, mopping or vacuuming
• Jogging at a moderate pace
• Low-impact aerobics
• Playing tennis
• Swimming
• Walking
• Yard work, especially mowing or raking
• Yoga
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👊👊👊In doing so, you will benefit from the physical activity and emotional comfort that comes with knowing that others are supportive of you.
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