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Regular Walking Can Help Ease Depression - Scientific American

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 4:26pm

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Women who averaged 150 minutes of moderate exercise (golf, tennis, aerobics classes, swimming, or line-dancing) or 200 minutes of walking every week had more energy, socialized more, felt better emotionally, and weren't as limited by their depression when researchers followed up after three years.

They also had less pain and did better physically, although the psychological benefit was greater.

With depression so prevalent, "there is an urgent need" to identify treatments, including non-medical options that people can do themselves, said Kristiann Heesch, who led the study.

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Regular Walking Can Help Ease Depression - Scientific American
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