A Single Episode of Exercise Can Improve Your Mood

This Washington Post article reviews a recent study in which depressed patients were randomized to either rest quietly for 30 minutes or to walk on a treadmill for 30 minutes at 60 to 70 percent of their maximum heart rate.  The people who exercised reported higher scores of well-being afterwards. This post-exercise sense of accomplishment and vigor is familiar to anyone who does c...
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