"Work can lighten heavy hearts". This is the title of an article from HealthDay News. According to the article, participating in moderate solitary or group exercise affects your mood, and alleviates depression. An exerpt:
Robert E. Thayer is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, and the author of Calm Energy: How People Regulate Mood with Food and Exercise. He said that while workouts probably affect key brain chemicals like serotonin and dopamine, physical activity may also trigger positive changes in other areas, too. "Depression is a condition characterized by low energy and moderate tension, something I call 'tense tiredness,'" he said. But exercise has a clear "mood effect" that seems to ease that anxious but lethargic state, he said.
I (and I'm sure many of us) have known for a long time that exercise makes us feel good, makes us feel better about ourselves. I'm glad that studies on and articles about alternatives to prescription medication continue to be investigated, published and discussed.
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