Why Exercise is Good for Mental Health

by mitchmitchell248
Last week on the blog I discussed different eating tips and foods that can boost your mental health. However, the most common tool used to treat mental health is exercise. Exercise is very beneficial when it comes to mental health because it not only helps your physique but it helps your brain as well. Studies have shown that exercising often can help individual’s sleep better, feel more positive, and even feel more energetic throughout the day.

Regular exercise has a great impact on depression and anxiety as well. Studies show that exercise can treat mild to moderate depression just as well as most medications. This is so beneficial because it not only helps your mental state, but it helps your bank account by saving money. According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health running for 15 minutes a day or walking for an hour reduces the risk of major depression by 26%.

Exercise is such a powerful tool for mental issues for several reasons. It releases endorphins, these are powerful chemicals in your brain that energize you and make you feel great. It also preforms beneficial changes to your brain like neural growth and reduced inflammation. Exercise does not only work out your body, but it also exercises your brain.

Exercise is one of the best and most natural effective anti-anxiety treatment. It helps relieve tension, increases physical energy and mental energy, and improves your well-being through the release of endorphins. Anything that gets you moving can help, but you’ll get a bigger advantage if you pay attention instead of zoning out. Even the smallest amount of movement will be beneficial for you.

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