What Kind of Exercise Is Best for Depression?

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@izzyxblades 6 ай бұрын

After divorce, having a dog really helped my mental health, along with having a loving companion, he also gave me a reason to go on walks, and have a regular sleep schedule. He has passed on now, he was with me for another 12 years after my divorce. I have rebuilt my life, partially because of him. I started exercising regularly in those years, and I'm both physically and mentally healthier than I was before.

@DynamixWarePro 6 ай бұрын

I have Autism and I sometimes have issues with anxiety and mild depression. Most days I'll use an exercise bike for up to an hour and several times a day when I am at home, I'll do 10-30 minutes each time of moderate weight training. I also walk a lot and i'll do some yoga when I can. After I do the exercise, it has a definite improvement on my mood and I also feel physically good even if I do more intense exercise and am sore and feel worn out from it.

@sneakerbabeful 2 ай бұрын

I never experienced any alleviation from depression or anxiety due to exercise. My psychiatrist added buspirone to the SNRI I was already taking for anxiety, and that combo is the magic formula. I'm _now_ able to enjoy and percieve definite benefits from exercise on my mental health.

@TheBiggerFish895 6 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate and enjoy this channel

@undsoft 6 ай бұрын

Big Exercise at it again.

@Oh_ELCapitan 6 ай бұрын

I do it for the runners high ✨️

@melimsah 6 ай бұрын

I wish I got a runners high.

@Cthulhus_Mum 6 ай бұрын

I’m a very big fan of electric bikes - they’re cheaper than other transport modes, and they get a little bit of moderate exercise “baked in” to your day without feeling like you’re having to make a big effort for it. (I also have cancer and can attest to the positive effects of even small amounts of exercise on how I feel about chemo etc)

@markotrieste 6 ай бұрын

+1 for e-bikes, especially if fitted with torque sensor and fully accessorised to replace the second car.

@markdunlap9960 6 ай бұрын

Im starting to do yoga with my wife It makes us active but more importantly it’s something we can do together

@themasterofthings8020 6 ай бұрын

at the end (3:50) he says something about a video about "what the research says about getting people to exercise", does anyone know/have a link to that episode?

@tHebUm18 6 ай бұрын

Should've popped up at 4:07, a bit late from when he said it.

@shakeyj4523 6 ай бұрын

I looked through the videos, and found one from about two years ago. It essentially says that rewarding someone for exercising increases the amount they exercise. Some was Amazon points, and some was small coupons. All the research was about increasing gym attendance. The problem I see is that the rewards all came from someone else. I don't know if it would work if you made a reward scheme yourself. In the studies, the rewards were VERY small, with the largest equaling $1.25. I hope that helps (there could be other videos too, but that was the one I found).

@UnTipoSinNombre 6 ай бұрын

I'm a 40 yo man and a calisthenics app has really made me feel better. It is something based on acquiring new skills, so it is really motivating. There are some great KZbin videos about it too.

@manubhatt3 6 ай бұрын

The chart at 1:50 seem to suggest it is walking/jogging which has the most positive impact or am I reading the chart wrong? If latter, then please tell me my mistake.

@Chrisbajs 6 ай бұрын

The chart sucks. No legend? Minus is good? Where's the source?

@l01230123 6 ай бұрын

Walking is my favourite way to exorcise. I can get stuff at stores and there are plenty of hills/trails and bodies of water near me, so it's a decent workout with a backpack.

@williambryant7686 6 ай бұрын

Would you be willing to include the DOIs for the articles you discuss in the video descriptions?

@pseudomemes5267 6 ай бұрын

Listening to this video while doing my pushups

@trevinbeattie4888 6 ай бұрын

Watching this while recovering from an 18km jog 😅

@rodolfo9916 6 ай бұрын

When we talk about physical exercise it is usually impossible to blind participants to the condition, after all, obviously you will know if you are running or not, or if you are lifting weights or not.

@valerieherman9075 6 ай бұрын

I developed Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in 2018. My ability to exercise basically disappeared overnight. I know exercise is important and good for you... but if I try to exercise or push myself physically, it literally makes me sick. I did 3 hours of work outside 4 days ago. Now I feel like I have the flu. This disease sucks- the life out if you.

@soniczforever5470 4 ай бұрын

Im discouraged from exercise and so low i wake at 3. Might take up the odd run. Im very depressed. Anti depressants not safe to take.

@shawnaford5540 6 ай бұрын

I was prescribed exercise for depression and it reduced my health. Turns out that I have ME/CFS. Just a caution if exercise impacts you in a negative way up to 3 days that could be PEM or post exertion malaise. It is possible to have ME/CFS and depression. Chronic fatigue is not the same as ME/CFS or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. With ME Myalgic Encephalomyelitis the correct name for CFS rest and pacing is the treatment. Exercise that triggers PEM will make this condition worse.

@Inkinhart 6 ай бұрын

And in my experience, the longer you have ME, the longer the distance between the exertion and the PEM - I'm currently in a PEM crash from exertion on Wednesday (three days ago for those reading this in the future). That can make identifying triggers for crashes even more complicated - you overdo it, think you're okay the next day, and then are taken out by a surprise crash that was actually triggered days ago.

@shawnaford5540 6 ай бұрын

@@Inkinhart Yes I am learning this as well. I was not diagnosed until 13 years of ME/CFS, I had a recent experience of over exerting on Thursday and crashing on Sunday. I am getting a better handle of staying in my energy envelope with a smart watch and apps. (Athlytic and Beat Watcher) these are working the best for me at preventing or predicting how I will respond to physical exertion. I have to admit exercise is bad for some is hard to explain. That is why I commented on an exercise is good for depression video. Like anything generalizations are false. It is really hard to get specific help, and OI is often brushed off when your echocardiogram and other tests comeback normal.

@shakeyj4523 6 ай бұрын

@@shawnaford5540 Do you have any studies supporting that claim? I have the same thing, and your body still needs the exercise. It may make your ME symptoms feel worse, but you would have to provide evidence that it actually damages your body before I would quit.

@shawnaford5540 6 ай бұрын

@@shakeyj4523 I cannot medically advise you, I can say look up PEM. Read NICE 2021 Guidelines MAYO Clinic Proceedings for ME/CFS. If you have ME/CFS and are not exceeding your energy envelope that is an activity level you can handle. If you crash later that reduces your ability to recover in the future. So for me my actions of daily living are almost all the exercise I can tolerate. I do add in 10 to 30 seconds of exercise specific movements on good days. To answer your question exercise has been tried as a treatment for ME/CFS and for some it has led to increase to serve ME/CFS which is bedridden and even death. This was the exercise program where the exercise was increased on a schedule not adjusted for tolerance. Now the science says exercise as tolerated and this could vary on the day. It does not say not to move but we have it practice energy conservation staying within your energy envelope. I hope this answers your question, based on my experience. Maybe @Healthcare Triage can produce a video on ME/CFS as well as long Covid as up to 50% of people develop PEM.

@shawnaford5540 6 ай бұрын

@@shakeyj4523I am not a medical professional, look up PEM and see if this resonates with you.

@drubizzy 6 ай бұрын

I have struggled with GAD and Depression ceaselessly for decades. I was also a competitive athlete when I was younger so I know how to exercise for my body, know how to recover, etc from working with various trainers over the years. Exercise has never made any difference in a positive direction for how I feel. At times it has made me feel dramatically worse for long periods. I wish my experience lined up with the data but I honestly believe the studies are biased toward the majority of people who haven’t or don’t know how to maintain fitness so just doing ANYTHING moves the needle for them. For those of us who are already active, fit, and still suffering, the exercise vs depression data I feel means nothing. At least that’s been my experience. I already know I’m in the minority with this opinion though so…🤷‍♂️

@TheDirthound 4 ай бұрын

I get depressed when I can’t exercise.

@ShonjiPowerOf2 6 ай бұрын

This is not what i was hoping for, walking my dogs at a dog trail is the only thing I can get myself to do. Its one of the reasons i got her 😅 i knew i would be more incentiveized to do it for her than me

@shakeyj4523 6 ай бұрын

I think that anything you might lose is compensated for by the research showing the benefits of owning and interacting with a pet. If you aren't doing the "best" exercise, having your puppers involved could easily bring the benefits up to or better than the "best" exercise. I wonder if there are any studies on it?

@AlthenaLuna 6 ай бұрын

The best exercise is the one you can and will actually do. Maybe the good doctor was trying to allude to that with the callback to the how to get motivated to exercise video...but he should have outright said it. ANY compliance is better than none, even if the exercise you're doing isn't the one that'd be most effective. Perfect is the enemy of the good is the enemy of getting anything done at all.

@l01230123 6 ай бұрын

It can be tough to find what exorcise works for you, but walking is still great imo. Dogs are wonderful. If you have the space and are able, skipping rope's an easy/cheap recommend, (fast workout that gives a high and easy to add to any routine) but I don't think there's a categorical best workout. I like pushups and hate crunches, and it's common for people to have arbitrary opinions like that, probably because it's all physically demanding/stressful and we have different physiology.

@AlthenaLuna 6 ай бұрын

The best exercise is the one you can and will actually do. I'm guessing all the participants in all the studies have been able-bodied and physical ability - and access, poor rural people have mental health issues too - was not considered in any of them.

@User24x 6 ай бұрын

Where's the video on how to make exercise more fun?

@No__47 6 ай бұрын

"...other than smoking, there are few modifable risk factors that seem to have as much of an impact on health as physical exercise does." including alcohol?

@dreamingbutterfly1 6 ай бұрын

They had a video a while ago about how moderate alcohol consumption has the same outcomes as no alcohol consumption, so I would imagine exercise does have a greater impact than reducing alcohol consumption.

@Alex-js5lg 6 ай бұрын

Is it beer curls? I hope it's beer curls. Edit: it wasn't beer curls.

@kanyeeast06 6 ай бұрын

1:49 you’re welcome

@tetsubo57 6 ай бұрын

I work in a factory. I spend all day running a 400 degree press while wearing a mask due to the pandemic. I sweat all day long. I have zero desire to sweat outside of work. I have no desire to take time away from the activities I do enjoy that help me to deal with mental illness and neurodivergence. I understand the benefits of exercise. I've done it in the past. But now I don't want to. I see it as wasted time and effort I do not want to expend. This will most likely shorten my life. So be it.