Exercise Your Way Out Of Depression And Anxiety
Pam Popper shows that Just 30 min. of treadmill walking for 10 days lower the participants depression. And those who engaged in walking for 12 weeks increased their mood and lowered their depression, anxiety, and maintained their mood over a 12 month period.
The depression drug is so ineffective the pharmaceuticals are recommending that you combine it with another prescription however, physical movement is outperforming prescription drugs.
A study comparing running vs. weight training was both found to relieve depression and running was found to be just as effective as psychotherapy in relieving depression.
Another study compared medication verse exercise over a 16 week period and exercise was just as effective as medication for relieving depression without the harmful side effects. However, after 10 months those who exercised resulted in better moods than those who ONLY used medication to deal with their depression.
The medications were so bad that they hampered the benefits of exercise on mood.
A study of 24 people looked at the results of aerobic has on anxiety and found that aerobic exercise dramatically decreased anxiety and was also found to improve anxiety, neuroticism, and depression.
128 men who were hospitalized from depression, anxiety, alcohol addiction, toxicomania, psychotic decompensation, and bipolar disorder found that those who had the most severe cases spend the most time in exercise however, cycling and intense gym workouts saw the biggest improvements.
