A large review adds weight to an old idea: movement can help ease depression. Here’s how to think about exercise as part of treatment and recovery.

Research on depression and anxiety shows that exercise and other physical activity can lessen anxiety and help mood and other health problems get better.

Researchers propose "exercise mimetics" (exercise pills) to treat depression by hacking the muscle-brain axis for those unable to physically exercise.

A major global review of over 1,000 trials finds exercise can significantly reduce depression and anxiety, with benefits comparable to medication and therapy in some cases ...

Exorcise addictive and depressive demons the way celebrities do — with exercise. You’ve probably heard how many famous people have chosen exercise to effectively prevent and even treat mental health ...

When wildfire smoke descended on British Columbia in the fall of 2020, people responded to the polluted air by exercising less. They also felt more anxious, stressed, and depressed – and those two ...

A large, pooled analysis finds supervised group exercise works best for depression, while shorter, lower-intensity activity has strong benefits for anxiety.

Exercise can reduce depression and anxiety symptoms, according to a recent study from James Cook University in Australia.

If you have depression, you probably know that exercise can do a lot of good for your symptoms. Plenty of research shows that exercise can boost mood and ease depression. But many find that their ...

Physical exercise offers similar benefits for depression as psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. Intense exercise and walking or jogging, yoga, and ...

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