Posted by Caedmon on April 8, 2006, at 17:00:17
In reply to Re: Exercise as mild AD » john berk, posted by linkadge on April 7, 2006, at 18:15:15
> Please note that almost all of the literature on exercise and mood disorders seems to suggest that aerobic exercise confers the benifit.
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> Thats not to say that other exercing isn't good for the body, but it seems that in terms of mood disorders, the research points to vigorous aerobic exercise.That is interesting, I hadn't heard that. I can verify it from my experiences. While my powerlifting routines are definitely nice, short jogs are even better (for my mood). It's amazing, actually.
I have asthma which complicates any exercise I do, and I am just now re-starting a jogging routine (starting very slowly and with plenty of help from my inhalers). But even my baby 10 minute jogs seem to do a lot towards making me feel better.
I have always felt that yoga was a good form of exercise when one is very anergic. As I can sometimes be. It can seem absolutely daunting to try to exercise if I'm really down in the dumps, but I can usually still try doing one or two yoga poses, and that helps.
- C
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