Moving your body significantly improves depression, anxiety, and overall health. So why is it not a front-line approach in the United States?
- While exercise is well-recognized as beneficial to mood and health, it is often overlooked in the initial management of these conditions.
- The largest meta-analytic research study to date evaluating the impact of exercise on mood and chronic health issues found it to be effective.
- All types of physical activity benefit mental and physical health, with higher intensity workouts benefitting health to a greater degree.