Summary: Low to moderate intensity exercise significantly reduces depression rates. The umbrella review analyzed global studies and found a 23% decrea

Moderate Exercise Linked to Lower Depression Risk

submited by

Style Pass

2024-04-24 21:00:19

Summary: Low to moderate intensity exercise significantly reduces depression rates. The umbrella review analyzed global studies and found a 23% decrease in depression risk and a 26% decrease in anxiety risk associated with physical activities like gardening and walking.

These findings underscore the importance of accessible physical activities in mental health strategies and highlight the need for exercise recommendations to be tailored to individual needs and capacities.

New research has found a significant association between participating in low to moderate intensity exercise and reduced rates of depression.

Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) carried out an umbrella review of studies carried out across the world to examine the potential of physical activity as a mental health intervention.

The analysis, published in the journal Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Reviews, found that physical activity reduced the risk of depression by 23% and anxiety by 26%.