This month’s survey shows the benefits of mental health from regular exercise. The review found that those who reported physical activity were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with depression later. This association was most pronounced in those who appeared to meet the recommended amount of exercise per week, but was still found in those who showed half the amount of exercise.
Exercise is one of the healthiest things a person can do, and many studies in recent years have shown that it is one of the healthiest things a person can do. found It means that you can keep both your body and brain sharp.Physical activity Known Also in combination with other treatments to help people who are seriously suffering from mental health problems. But this new study Release JAMA Psychiatry in April this year seeks to quantify the protective effects of different levels of exercise on the prevention of depression.
The survey reviewed data from 15 censuses involving nearly 200,000 people. Importantly, these were prospective studies. In other words, people’s health was deliberately tracked from the beginning. in contrast, Retrospective study It is difficult to determine the causal relationship between factors and health consequences, as you can only look back in the past. As part of these reviewed studies, participants were asked about their level of physical activity and a history of clinical depression was also recorded.
Studies have shown that people who reported physical activity had a significantly lower risk of depression than those who did not report physical activity.More specifically, people who have reached the minimum amount of exercise time recommended by many public health agencies — equivalent to about two and a half hours of active walking per person. 1 week-The risk of depression has been reduced by 25%. However, those who did half the exercise still had an 18% lower risk, while those who did more exercise saw only a “small additional benefit”. Based on their modeling, they also estimated that up to 11% of future depression cases would be prevented if less active people could meet recommended levels of physical activity.
The authors note that their study may overestimate the impact of exercise on the risk of depression. For example, one possibility is that people with depression who have not yet been diagnosed at the beginning of the study are also less likely to exercise. To alleviate this possible problem, they analyzed only long-following (at least 3 years) studies, but note that some bias may still exist.And the author wants more Studies that can better exclude and enhance confounding factors Causal relationship between exercise and prevention Of depression.
That said, many studies have found that exercise can have. Direct and indirect effects About people’s well-being and risk factors for depression Raise your mood People who participate in physical education classes Running group.This is also Latest research It suggests that any amount of exercise, no matter how much you exercise, is far better than no exercise at all.
The findings show that “substantial mental health benefits can be achieved at lower levels of physical activity than public health recommendations.”
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