Vote in This Weeks Poll: Does exercise help you deal with anxiety and/or depression?
Vote in This Week’s Poll: Does exercise help you deal with anxiety and/or depression? Tuesday May 26, 2009 Anxiety and depression are things most of us have experienced, especially over the past year. When you feel anxious, there’s usually a snowball effect. You start worrying about work or paying the bills or whether the cat just ate an entire ball of string and, next thing you know, your heart is pounding and you feel like you’re having a heart attack. Some studies (e.g., Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood and Well-Being in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder) have found a link between exercise and a reduction in anxiety. Experts aren’t sure what intensity or duration works best, but they know that even short bursts of cardio can reduce anxiety (one reason that doing a few quick jumping jacks or going out for a fa
