Posted by linkadge on January 2, 2007, at 18:45:43 [reposted on January 3, 2007, at 20:56:08 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Exercise and depression » Quintal, posted by laima on January 2, 2007, at 18:11:25
That blurb about exercise wasn't a study it was just more or less an opinion.
It does not negate the dozens of studies that show the posive effects of exercise on depression.
Exercise may not work for everbody, and that just like how any given antidepressant may not help everybody. That doesn't mean that people should just ditch this potential benifit to body and mind.Especially since depresson is often comorbid with diseases of the heart, diseases which have been proven to be reduced with regular exercise.
Most people who maintain a moderate routeen exercise program report enhanced sleep. Studies have also shown that exercise can enhance deep restoritive sleep.
Crashing from exercise is a symptom of either overexertion or undertraining. When you built up to a particuar program that one can handle you should not crash.
Studies have also shown that regular exercise acts as a *buffer* against stress. Those who exerise regularly show reduced stress hormone release in response to stressfull events.
Stress may be increased *during* exercise but it often decreases for the rest of the day. Just like how heart rate increases during exercise, but decreases overall.
An exercise plan that is appropriate should leave a person feeling depleated nor should they be crashing.
I am not saying that it will work for everbody, but if exercise is making you feel worse, you may be tackling it the wrong way.
Some people jump head into an exercise program that is too strenuous, and is bound for failure from the world go.
Just like there is a difference between healthy eating and fad dieting. Don't treat exercise like a fad diet, treat it like healthy eating.
Sorry for blithering.
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