Mental Health
30 Minutes/Day, 6 Days/Week
“A study in the January issue of the Journal of Preventive Medicine suggested that a half-hour a day of exercise six days a week - which is the amount the federal government recommends for all Americans - might be ideal. Comparing two groups of depressed patients, the study found that the group that performed only 80 minutes of exercise a week received little to no mental-health benefit. But the three-hour-a-week group had a substantial reduction in symptoms. The study concluded “the response and remission rates in the (three-hours-per-week) group are comparable to other depression treatments, such as medication or cognitive behavioral therapy.”"
I agree that exercise confers excellent benefits for managing depression. Exercise has been helpful in my long-term mood management. However, depressed patients may consider exercise as adjunct (add-on) therapy instead of looking only to exercise as treatment. A good point that a physician has brought up was that depressed patients could barely get out of bed, let alone get out to exercise 6 days a week.
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