Improve mental health with exercise

• Regular exercisers report fewer mental health burdens

• Any and all types of exercise are beneficial in reducing mental health burdens

• Frequencies of 3 to 5 times per week are ideal

• Vigorous exercise sessions linked to better mental health outcomes

• Exercise session between 30 to 60 minutes correlate with fewest mental health burdens

  • 45 minutes of exercise of any type produced the best results

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Reference

Booth, F.W., Roberts, C.K. & Laye, M.L. 2012. Lack of exercise is a major cause of chronic diseases. Comprehensive Physiology, 2 (2), 1143–211.

Chekroud, S.R., et al. 2018. Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1.2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: A cross-sectional study. Lancet Psychiatry, 5 (9), 739–46.