When you’ve anxiety or depression, exercising would probably be the last thing you want to do.

However, the benefits of exercising to several health conditions are numerous.

Studies have shown that exercising can reduce the symptoms of conditions like arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes and others. Depression and anxiety are also some of the conditions exercising can help with. Once you can be motivated enough to work up some sweat, exercising can make a huge difference and uplift your mood.

Working out over time has been known to relieve the feelings of depression and anxiety and help keep them off.

Let’s see how it works.

Feel-good endorphins

 

When you exercise, your brain releases feel-good cannabis-like chemicals (endogenous cannabinoids) that leaves a lingering feeling of wellbeing. Working out also takes your mind off the constant vicious circle of anxiety and you are flooded with endorphins that uplift your mood and spirits.

Sharper memory

Endorphins can also help you achieve sharper memory, adequately fitting you for any task at hand. Also, according to studies, exercising can also help prevent age-related decline.

Confidence boost

Improving your body is one of the surefire ways of increasing confidence. Sculpting your body to achieve your body goals will not only give higher self-esteem, but it will also bring a sense of fulfilment and accomplishment which is great for your mental health.

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Coping strategy

Exercise can be a great coping strategy if you’re dealing with anxiety and depression. Instead of dwelling on how low you feel, or resulting to alcohol and/or other forms of numbing substances which will inadvertently worsen the situation, you can channel it all into exercising. The results may wow you.

Social interaction

Exercising especially if you decide to join a gym will make you interact with people. This can be good because humans need social interaction. Just exchanging a smile, a wave or even a short conversation can help lift your mood tremendously.

What kind of exercise do you need?

When the word exercise comes up, most people immediately think of hefting iron bars or running marathons. Sure, these exercises can be great but you don’t really need to start from the intense ones. Brisk walking, jogging, cycling or other forms of less intense exercises would be great to start with. You can start with 10-15 minutes and pace yourself to increase the time. Also, you’d need to be consistent with exercising to see the results.

For starters, incorporate exercise into your daily routine. You can try walking a small distance to your office or cycle down if it’s not too far from your house.

Be comfortable, be patient with yourself and give it time to kick in. You can also talk to your doctor for more tips, suggestions and guidance.

 

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