How does exercise help with depression?
A new study has shown that just getting up and moving or moving (image) can also significantly reduce the risk depression.
Research published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry conducted by scientists from 3 continents with more than 190,000 participants to determine the level of exercise needed to reduce depression.
The results show that adults do similar exercises brisk walking 1.25 hours/week reduced the risk of depression by 18% compared with people who did not exercise. When exercise intensity increased to the equivalent of brisk walking 2.5 hours/week, the risk of depression could be reduced by more than 25%.
The greatest benefits of exercise were observed when a person transitioned from being lazy to being more active during the day. However, the team said that exercising beyond the recommended amount did not provide any additional benefits.
“Research can help health authorities make lifestyle recommendations. This is also evidence against the notion that exercise recommendations are unrealistic,” said a member of the research team, according to KSL news site.
A study published earlier in 2018 in The Lancet Psychiatry also showed similar results. The exercisers had 43% fewer days of mental decline than the other groups. Exercise 45 minutes/session and 3-5 sessions/week are most beneficial in improving health mental. Even doing housework reduces the number of days of poor mental health by about 10%.
In addition, a 2020 study published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry Recommendations do exercise gently helps to protect the child from the development of depression. Children 12 years of age who are active for 60 minutes a day can reduce their risk of depression by about 10% by age 18.
Currently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that Americans should walk briskly for 2.5 hours a week and exercise major muscle groups twice a week.
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