Do Depressed People Benefit The Most From Exercises?

JOGGING… best exercise to beat depression, anxiety and offset obesity genesIn March the World Health Organisation (WHO) spotted that there is a global increase in depression and anxiety by 25 percent in the first year of the pandemic.

Researchers have come up with a rather interesting theory about  depression and exercise that may sound off, but this study shows that individuals who suffer from depression and anxiety benefit more from cardiovascular exercise than those without depression.

The lead author of the study of the research Hadil Zureigat who is a postdoctoral clinical research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital said “The effect of physical activity on the brain’s stress response may be particularly relevant in those with stress-related psychiatric conditions” .

The research analysis of questionnaires of over 50,000 patients from the Massachusetts General Brigham Biobank database of which 4,000 individuals suffer from some heart issues. It revealed the number of coronary issues found in individuals who noted that they adhered to the required weekly exercise.

These individuals who met the weekly exercise routine showed that there is a 17 percent chance that they will experience serious heart related problems.

Also is a clear contrast also between those going through anxiety and depression and people without. The results stated that such individuals have a 22 percent chance of being sufferers of a major heart-related issue than those individuals without, who had a to 10 percent chance. Zureigat noted that “This is not to suggest that exercise is only effective in those with depression or anxiety, but we found that these patients seem to derive a greater cardiovascular benefit from physical activity”.