Exercise and mental health

K Mikkelsen, L Stojanovska, M Polenakovic… - Maturitas, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the positive effects of exercise on mood
states such as anxiety, stress and depression, through physiological and biochemical …

Effects of exercise and physical activity on anxiety

E Anderson, G Shivakumar - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The beneficial effects of regular physical activity on health are indisputable in the field of
modern medicine. Exercise is often the first step in lifestyle modifications for the prevention …

Molecular choreography of acute exercise

K Contrepois, S Wu, KJ Moneghetti, D Hornburg… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Acute physical activity leads to several changes in metabolic, cardiovascular, and immune
pathways. Although studies have examined selected changes in these pathways, the system …

Effects of exercise on anxiety and depression disorders: review of meta-analyses and neurobiological mechanisms

M Wegner, I Helmich, S Machado… - CNS & Neurological …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Anxiety and depression are the most frequently diagnosed psychological diseases showing
a high co-morbidity. They have a severe impact on the lives of the persons concerned. Many …

A review of lifestyle factors that contribute to important pathways associated with major depression: diet, sleep and exercise

AL Lopresti, SD Hood, PD Drummond - Journal of affective disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
Research on major depression has confirmed that it is caused by an array of
biopsychosocial and lifestyle factors. Diet, exercise and sleep are three such influences that …

Exercise and type 2 diabetes: the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement

SR Colberg, RJ Sigal, B Fernhall… - Diabetes …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Although physical activity (PA) is a key element in the prevention and management of type 2
diabetes, many with this chronic disease do not become or remain regularly active. High …

Physical activity, exercise, depression and anxiety disorders

A Ströhle - Journal of neural transmission, 2009 - Springer
There is a general belief that physical activity and exercise have positive effects on mood
and anxiety and a great number of studies describe an association of physical activity and …

Social isolation stress induces anxious‐depressive‐like behavior and alterations of neuroplasticity‐related genes in adult male mice

A Ieraci, A Mallei, M Popoli - Neural plasticity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Stress is a major risk factor in the onset of several neuropsychiatric disorders including
anxiety and depression. Although several studies have shown that social isolation stress …

Exercise and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder

JA Blumenthal, MA Babyak… - Psychosomatic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess whether patients receiving aerobic exercise training performed either
at home or in a supervised group setting achieve reductions in depression comparable to …

The exercise-glucocorticoid paradox: How exercise is beneficial to cognition, mood, and the brain while increasing glucocorticoid levels

C Chen, S Nakagawa, Y An, K Ito, Y Kitaichi… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise is known to have beneficial effects on cognition, mood, and the brain. However,
exercise also activates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and increases levels of the …