Is Long Term Exercise For Depression and Anxiety Better Then Medication and Traditional Talk Therapy?
That’s the question. And the answer that is coming back may be surprising to you. What if it turned out that exercise for depression and anxiety is better than medication and traditional talk therapy? Look, not everyone wants to get medicated. Not everyone wants to “talk it out.”
A recent study in of 97 reviews that included 1039 trials and 128,119 participants published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, concluded that…
"Physical activity is highly beneficial for improving symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress across a wide range of adult populations, including the general population, people with diagnosed mental health disorders and people with chronic disease. Physical activity should be a mainstay approach in the management of depression, anxiety and psychological distress.”
Sooo… YES! Long term exercise IS better then medication and traditional talk therapy for depression and anxiety.
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