Dose of Exercise Fends Off Depression

Significant research for decades has focused on how exercise can help prevent and relieve depression. The latest research demonstrates that exercise is dose-related—the more exercise, the greater the preventive effect. For example, 20 minutes daily of brisk walking for five days weekly was associated with a 16% lower rate of depressive symptoms and 43% lower odds of major depression. Talk to your doctor about exercise, and read the study Trinity College Dublin to learn more about dose or impact ratios and what exercise can do for you.

9/28/2023