Exercise is an Effective Treatment for Positive Valence Symptoms in Major Depression

Exercise was found to significantly improve the pleasure, motivation, and energy of individuals. Motivation and energy were found to be associated with change in depressive symptoms.

5 Tips:

  1. Exercise has benefits both physically and mentally.
  2. Try to exercise once a day.
  3. Find exercise activities that you enjoy.
  4. Complete exercises that are appropriate for your skill level.
  5. To see the impact that exercise has on your mental health keep track of your thoughts/ emotions after exercising.

Based on the benefits exercise can provide to individuals, motivation and energy seem to have an impact on clinical symptoms for depression.

Link to Article:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032716308618

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