Can Lifting Weights Cure Depression and Anxiety? | Educational Video

Can Lifting Weights Cure Depression and Anxiety? | Educational Video | Biolayne

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@pappy1271 3 ай бұрын

"When you lift heavy the weight of the world is lighter!" Words to live by. Thank you Dr. Norton.

@SebastianBeresniewicz 3 ай бұрын

"If you want your life to be easy do hard things"... Damn Confucius, I need to sit with this one for a while

@mementomori29231 3 ай бұрын

I've been saying this for years, lol. so true!

@cactuscanine3531 3 ай бұрын

Don’t just sit, do something

@JacobRobbins-kg1xr 2 ай бұрын

Research has shown psilocybin to have potent to treat a range of psychedelic and behavioral disorder.

@Yosman90 2 ай бұрын

I had a very positive life changing experience after taking shrooms many years ago. I still remember the trip it like it was yesterday.

@HeidiSoderstrom 2 ай бұрын

I tried shrooms for the first time a few weeks ago and despite going through some things, the experience was incredible.

@Culbreth282 2 ай бұрын

Where do you fetch from?

@HeidiSoderstrom 2 ай бұрын

On Instagram.

@HeidiSoderstrom 2 ай бұрын

dr.butlershrooms

@Jack-e5t 3 ай бұрын

‘Happiness is the feeling that power increases’

@PotatoGunCamper 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes

@TheGreektrojan 3 ай бұрын

Its probably more accurate to say happiness goes up as self-efficacy and perceived control over life increases. Chasing power (the amount you can control the world directly) goes off the rails rather quickly into anti social things as the limits of of humans control in life is much lower than we'd like (on a broad scale).

@Year_Of_The_Cat 3 ай бұрын

@@TheGreektrojan Put way better 👍

@Jack-e5t 3 ай бұрын

@@TheGreektrojan your initial sentence is how it was meant by Nietzsche.

@waitinginthepipeline 24 күн бұрын

Wise words indeed.@@TheGreektrojan

@donaldekern768 3 ай бұрын

Suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret

@angeladavies 3 ай бұрын

Dad is dying right now, as my mum says " keep your nose to the grind" ie I will consistently still be RT walking biking rowing at the gym, do the things our body was made to do, don't let the grief sadness pull you down, one life you deserve the best life.

@beeegMAK 3 ай бұрын

That inspirational talk around 4:20 👏

@BrainiousPodcast 3 ай бұрын

My wife and I also hit the gym and it became a therapy and datenight at the same time, it lifts our mood and connection. We also have an educational KZbin channel and plan to talk about it too.

@onemanswrld405 3 ай бұрын

I need to find a wife that considers the gym a date😂 That's the perfect lady

@BigBADSTUFF69 3 ай бұрын

Therapy isn't a mood lifter and exercise isn't therapy. If that's all you needed to feel better you didn't have issues that people need therapy for.

@moeabdelhameed 3 ай бұрын

@@onemanswrld405you need to! I did and its the best feeling ever!

@teadororudy 3 ай бұрын

My life is in a spiral right now, and literally the only thing I have to look forward to that brings me any joy are my 2-3 times per week 90 minute weightlifting classes. I have faith that things will get better, but in the meantime RT is helping me hang on and feel good about and proud of myself.

@jong3821 3 ай бұрын

I'm proud of you. Keep going!

@teadororudy 3 ай бұрын

@@jong3821 Thank you so much. I love this channel and the kindness of strangers. 🙏🏻

@billleach7915 3 ай бұрын

Just a little more time that it takes to watch a Layne Norton video is it all it takes to reduce depression and anxiety though lifting weights. Sign me up!

@daxxx6 3 ай бұрын

can we get a reel of layne shouting motivational stuff at us maybe bc hes great at it

@colossusX1 3 ай бұрын

Speaking from firsthand experience, it does not cure depression and anxiety but it helps out tremendously.

@Gromobran 3 ай бұрын

Try with really hard cardio. Its like a miracle

@rebornstillborn 3 ай бұрын

True. It is like medication, it doesn't fix the problem but it gives you another tool to help you on to the right path. Keep on fighting, my man, you're doing the right thing.

@PharCry 3 ай бұрын

More people need to see, hear and understand this. When something is said to be, "It's just in your mind," I'm like b*tch I live in my mind 24/7 and so do you! Mind/body care is so very important. Layne out here with the valuable truth bombs as always, good on ya.

@mathisallen 3 ай бұрын

Resistance training has improved my life dramatically. I am an addict in recovery. I took antidepressants and anti anxiety meds the first year i was clean. Then i started working out.... After a couple months i started weaning myself off my meds because i felt so much better. It's been about 4 years now, and I love my body, I'm happier than at any point in my life. My blood work looks good. I can't recommend it enough, try it, stick with it, give it a year of serious effort , you'll be glad you did : )

@Gruso57 3 ай бұрын

My anecdote: when I got out of college and got a desk job I had a brief span of time where I stopped being active. Not only was the job stressful but I was doing myself a disservice by being sedentary. What was crazy was, things I found stressful were less so when I started exercising again. It's crazy how something so simple in concept can help so drastically.

@ThePhysicalReaction 3 ай бұрын

For some people, depression can be caused by listlessness, or lack of structured/meaningful progression in life. Keeping a workout log and writing progress down day to day helps that a lot.

@paulmarino8810 3 ай бұрын

When you think about the stimulation of catecholamines from lifting and low levels of those in depression there you go.

@miamidolphinsfan 3 ай бұрын

It can definitely help, or at least in my experience it helped my panic disorder GREATLY. Unless you've experienced a panic or anxiety attack, you'll not understand how devastating they are and the psychological damage they can do.

@grahamchan4266 3 ай бұрын

I love how he screams such motivational information. I needed that!

@wallycola5653 3 ай бұрын

Working out helped my mental health a lot. However, it was really the combination of working out + medication + therapy + strong relationships and social supports that allowed me to flourish. I'm an advocate of a kitchen-sink approach to mental health.

@NewEnglandInSeattle 3 ай бұрын

I didn't need this study to convince me. As someone who has suffered from anxiety and depression all his life, the gym is a life saver, literally. If I didn't have the gym, I don't know if I'd be here. The gym gives me a purpose with constant new goals to achieve. Besides my dogs that I've been lucky enough to have had, the gym is what's kept me focused on something other than the thoughts in my head.

@MimouFirst 3 ай бұрын

"If you only do what you feel like doing, you will never anything worth it in your life." That's true. I have lived a while doing whatever I felt like, avoiding the hard and scary things and it only gave me problems. It truly is a recipe for disaster.

@joegt123 3 ай бұрын

I might be less clinically depressed, but that doesn't change the things to be depressed and anxious about.

@gingesauce 3 ай бұрын

Yes layne says very clearly ‘it’s not a cure’ it’s a tool

@danaso2567 2 ай бұрын

It reduces your reaction to the triggers. I obviously don't know what is causing your anxiety or depression, but in a lot of case the cause is not nearly as bad as the reaction we have. Again, I don't know your particular situation and you might have pertinent reasons causing this.

@Michelehoffman-q7c 2 ай бұрын

Only you can change your outlook. Godspeed my friend. I get it, it's an unholy war we fight but despite the myriad of reasons I have to just stay in bed all day? I'd rather kick this life in its balls, not the other way around. Fight back!

@wendywertz8828 3 ай бұрын

I feel so good when I’m lifting ! My mood is better and I feel more confident !

@travelchimps6637 3 ай бұрын

regarding this quote "If you want your life to be easy do hard things" i had a period in my life when i would do only this, exercise 6-7 days a week, 10k steps everyday, 8h of sleep, 16h of fasting and clean eating, cold showers. I was feeling horrible and felt like the life was not worth livin' anymore, hard things without breaks of acknowledging what you have just accomplished would put you in a more stressful state. I know that this is an extreme and not what Dr. Layne was trying to convey, but the message could get across like this for some people. Strike for balance because doing hard things without relaxation is making life as hard as only relaxation.

@bodrulm1 2 ай бұрын

Moderation is the key to a happy life. Moderate your food - eat a mixed diet without excess of anything. Moderate your exercise. Moderate your work. The way is the middle ground.

@travelchimps6637 2 ай бұрын

@@bodrulm1 nicely put!

@JeffreyMcMahon 3 ай бұрын

I've been working out 5 or 6 days a week since 1974 when I was an Olympic Weightlifter. I always looked at training as free therapy and structure in the face of chaos.

@mementomori29231 3 ай бұрын

Spot on Lane. Doing hard things make life easier.

@ch.k4580 3 ай бұрын

Dear Dr. Norton, thanks for the study break down. Love to learn from other disciplines! Also your message was really powerful. I started to weight lift as well and I really have to say it changed me forever in a positive way! Even if I don't lift 600 pounds, but I am happy about my progress I made (PR right now around 10-15 kg). Thanks for being here with us!

@davidearl1722 3 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more, I've been suffering with depression and anxiety for 16 years and a I can honestly say I wouldn't be alive if I didn't have the gym, gym is my therapy 💪💪💪

@damanbhatia7 2 ай бұрын

I am now convinced that most of the valuable content on KZbin doesn’t get much attention. This is a great video and surely one of the “hidden gems” when it comes to useful information. Thanks Layne!

@ferrm1992 2 ай бұрын

100% Layne. Also from anecdote, every time I was having stress events, “getting out of my mind/headspace” by working out or practicing BJJ has improved that mental health. One of the worse times of my life, were I had a lot of stressors (like family deaths, heartbreak, financial issues) took longer to get out because had also injuries at the same time and had no way of work on the body. As soon as my body healed a bit and was able to exercise, everything else felt better

@pradyumnacalisa3770 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video Layne.

@SNieX0 3 ай бұрын

It's not just about lifting weights; it's about the motivation and dedication to go to a place and work out. Many, if not all, pursue this to feel attractive and 'consumable' for sexual purposes, whether actively engaging or seeking attention at these locations. The primal instinct precedes scientific analysis.

@DawnDrifterAU 3 ай бұрын

I reckon this is spot on. If you lift weights you help your body. You get the quiet time between sets to think about life. You start forming a social circle. You make gains. You eat better. You sleep better. You feel better. It's an awesome cycle that is full of benefits

@valentinrafael9201 3 ай бұрын

You have to build a positive feedback loop with what you're doing. Resistance training is great at that, because it has simple instructions. Since it has simple instructions, anyone can follow them, and anyone can see results. Once you see results that come out of pain, you've completed the positive feedback loop/cycle. Use that in every other aspect of your life, and you will soon *seek* things that you can't do, because you want to get better. Failing, when confident, is the same as success, which makes the loop keep on looping, baby!

@superpoo71 3 ай бұрын

You have to start BEFORE you feel like doing it!!! You killed it Layne! I have been preaching this to my clients for years, but the way you express it in this video is on point! I will share with everyone I know!!

@scottyg5403 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic message! Like so many others who've gone down the road of hard training it has changed my life! This includes resistance training cardio and martial arts! And I quit a lot of bad habits because I see myself as an athlete! No matter how I feel at the beginning of my training I always feel better afterwards! 🏋️🥋🥊🥊🏃‍♂️

@rebornstillborn 3 ай бұрын

Great video! I am more positive to medication than many might be, but working out and an active lifestyle is also very underrated for better living. Good to hear that it also helps "normal" people.

@gman854 3 ай бұрын

Honestly it’s the stronger bones and healthy aging that is convincing for me.

@dawiser1 3 ай бұрын

Loved the rant! The dichotomy of life couldn’t be truer!

@dani_abel_fit 3 ай бұрын

So many claps for the soap box rant at the end about “how much more evidence do you need?!” 👏 👏 👏

@alex2061 3 ай бұрын

Very well said Dr. Layne! I don't lift weights but I'm going to run the Mont-Blanc Marathon this weekend. I know, this will be hard!

@andrewzach1921 3 ай бұрын

I tell people i go to the gym for my mental health more than my physical health which has also improved since i got back into the gym. Thanks for the video Layne

@taylorhillard4868 3 ай бұрын

I really wish they would do more studies like this but with more time in the gym. Because for me, working out CAUSES my depression and anxiety. When i give up on lifting and just do stuff i like (gardening, sculpting, making terrariums) my depression and anxiety disappear completely. But after about 2-3 weeks into a lifting mesocycle i am literally su*c*dal. (Btw, at that point right now) and its terrible, because i want to have a good physique and be healthy, but it seems i have to choose one or the other. But maybe theres just a point where it becomes too much and has the opposite effect. But i dont know how to make progress with my physique if i do less. So it would be nice to see more studies with a lot more time spent lifting.

@itsbroiled 3 ай бұрын

You need to talk to your psychiatrist about trying different medication ❤

@taylorhillard4868 3 ай бұрын

@@itsbroiled I'm not on any medication and I don't have health insurance.

@BigBADSTUFF69 3 ай бұрын

you will never see a study like that unless you identify the underlying cause. You may have any number of biochemical deficits that result in depression/anxiety but unless it can be identified you won't be able to figure out what's up. I would try to see a doctor though, Depending on where you live you may qualify for free insurance.

@aisac21 3 ай бұрын

video comes out as I skipped my session yesterday due to a bout of depression that took me out for the day. I ll be back in the gym today :)

@TayLor-ho5ct 3 ай бұрын

Great, balanced, scientific analysis of the study as usual!

@waltdistel716 3 ай бұрын

after 15 years of chronic, treatment resistant depression lifting was the only thing that made any significant impact.

@scrubtoast 3 ай бұрын

Dr. Norton spittin' truth about the mental health benefits of resistance training and life. ❤ It

@StrengthAndConditioning61 3 ай бұрын

Did mine. Changed my life.

@brucejensen3081 3 ай бұрын

It still is just training. It's just secondary activity

@Jordy-927 3 ай бұрын

Certainly helps my PTSD symptoms. The days I can’t get to the gym, I don’t know what to do with myself.

@Sami.projectlivestrong 3 ай бұрын

Re shared this to my clients as homework to watch 💪🏽 love this so much!

@felixberkowitz936 3 ай бұрын

One of the most powerful videos I saw. AMEN to that

@stratocaster1986able 2 ай бұрын

There must be something seriously wrong with me, because my depression,anxiety and insomnia got much worse whilst lifting weights, so bad that I just had to stop.

@mab5710 3 ай бұрын

My experience with weight lifting for 2.5 years as someone with very severe depression is that it does NOT change the direction of my emotions. All it does is increase the magnitude of whatever emotion I was feeling to begin with. If im suicidal going in to the gym, I leave much more suicidal. If im depressed, I leave with an even more intense feeling of depression. I would not reccommend working out to someone who is mentally unstable. It makes me somewhat more brave/impulsive and thats not nessescarily a good thing when you're in deep depression.

@TeamTanko417 3 ай бұрын

Over time, Training has definitely helped with stabilizing my emotions and clearing my mind. I focus better and I don’t get overwhelmed often anymore.

@april9337 3 ай бұрын

Exercise is what got me through grad school and keeps me going

@VladdyDaddy369 2 ай бұрын

One of your best videos, big time! Nicely done, sir.

@RadiUzunova 3 ай бұрын

Love your passion! Keep motivating people!

@Jimmyvdpost 3 ай бұрын

As someone who has been depressed for over a decade, lifting has been a great help lately

@edwardguy6048 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah Layne!!! Great advice with that motivational talk!!!

@sherrischwartz6844 3 ай бұрын

Do not always agree with your videos, but this one makes sense.

@springplums 3 ай бұрын

Very strong message Layne, thanks!

@MRodz16 3 ай бұрын

I take medications and I also lift weights 4 days a week because I love it and it helps a lot. I was diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety, PTSD and bipolar disorder. Depression got so bad I had to get ECT treatments. Thank goodness I'm on remission and I'm recovering strength and muscle that I lost during those dark days.

@CRUSHEQUITY 3 ай бұрын

Yes. It has for me and I have vlogged it all since day 1. Not saying 100%. But over 90% easy. I never understood what it was like to NOT be depressed and Anxious all the time....until I simply wasn't. Along w/ cutting out junk and carbs and going high protein ketovore. Completely cured and forging Forward And Onward^

@wyldcard00 3 ай бұрын

Welp , this video is going into favorites for whenever I lol bitch about not feeling like going to the gym or dieting

@advameyabhagwat 3 ай бұрын

Easily one of the greatest Videos I, have watched! ❤️ Sir Layne, you rock! ❤️

@zarathustra007 3 ай бұрын

most of us who train know this. try telling it to someone who doesnt train.

@patrickpatrick9132 3 ай бұрын

I had bad mental anxiety after some bad situations at work. I now workout 5 days a week and no longer take any meds. At one point the meds were making things worse. Now just HRT and lifting weights.

@Oldbroad1 13 күн бұрын

I’m so inspired ! Thank you!

@cazschiller 3 ай бұрын

Haven't watched the video. Just wouldn't this title be better suited as 'Treat' instead of 'Cure'? Always liked Layne content. 👊

@Dark89Avenger 3 ай бұрын

As a clinical psychologist, this paper kinda irks me. I mean, I agree with everything in the video and physical activity can absolutely help and a lot of the times is even essential, I've had patients that were able to achieve full remission, only after they changed their diet and started lifting weights. And the biopsychology behind that is really simple actually. BUT, the study itself is kind annoying(granted I can read only the abstract) and can leave people making generalized conclusions that can be detrimental. First - they are many reasons for the symptoms of depression or anxiety(or both), some are psychogenic, other organic and so on and they all require a different approach. Because of that and the fact that the term is so overused some colleagues(and I kinda agree with them)want to remove the term completely, because at this point, doesn;t mean anything. My point is - you should always strive to be physically active, specially when you don't feel like it and even more so if you depressed or anxious, but if those symptoms persist you SHOULD go visit a psychiatrist, because yes, you maybe just stressed out, but maybe you have a brain tumor and you will be dead after several months if it is not removed. If you are old depressive like symptoms can also be a sign of dementia. There is also the detail that the mild depressive episode, generally tends to disappear on its own, but that is besides the point.

@BigBADSTUFF69 3 ай бұрын

yeah I'm on the other side, lifelong depression that is NOT fixed by exercise. It helps of course but has not cured it by any means. The meme of "exercise is as good as antidepressants" is extremely damaging.

@michaelkokinos2872 3 ай бұрын

What about the abstract irks you? I just read it and nothing in it suggest the authors believe it’s the only or best treatment option. It literally just says it reduced depressive symptoms. It doesn’t mention curing depression or say anything to suggest it should be the only treatment used for depression

@Dark89Avenger 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelkokinos2872 Mostly because the authors haven't specified what depression are they talking about and also they didn't mention that this approach may not work for other types of depression. Maybe they have written that in the "restrictions" tho, who knows.

@IntelligentProbe 3 ай бұрын

All I can say is that if I stop lifting, even for a week, I start feeling all these things and more... does wonders for me. I think it's because it IS the brunt of my physical exertion during the week, and if I don't go to the gym then the brunt of my physical exertion probably peaks at the heavy grocery bags. lol Though honestly, even when I have a day off, unless I'm just overworked, even that one day gets me antsy.

@jacobdebernardi4385 3 ай бұрын

And so the lifting philosophy arc begins!

@lonehorntoad7319 3 ай бұрын

I got the hell up and started hammering out some squats after watching this.

@pedro.almeida 3 ай бұрын

Not to diss resistance training but we probably would have seen a similar effect with 15 minutes of any type of exercise.

@Veo87 3 ай бұрын

Dang. I'm watching this while spending all week playing Elden Ring. 😅

@johnnytran5576 3 ай бұрын

I find it so unfortunate that Layne doesn’t have more subs compared to the other influencers spewing out BS. I was hard core Keto before, so I found Layne kind of off putting in the beginning. Once I started listening to him more, things made way more sense than they ever had and my results have been WAY better as a result. I hope others stuck in their fad diets see the light and listen to him