How Much Exercise Improves Your Mood?

In this episode, I run through a series of high-quality studies that provide insight to: what is the best type of exercise for depression? 

It’s no secret that there are many ways that exercise benefits your physical health, from improving your heart health to reducing the risk of disease. 

Knowing its power to improve physical health, it’s worth hearing if it could be as effective or even more effective than drug therapies and other interventions to improve your mental health, and how to tap into those benefits. 

Tune in to the episode to hear how you can use exercise to optimize your mood.

https://www.drruscio.com/best-exercise-for-depression 

Featured Studies 

• https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/03/02/bjsports-2022-106195.long

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36796860/ 

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30257806/ 

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27486153/ 

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26643054/ 

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9685718/ 

 

Related Sources

• My fitness burnout story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_2jc71H5Q 

• Talking to Dr. Gabrielle Lyon about protein and muscle health: https://drruscio.com/protein-intake-is-crucial-for-your-health/ 

 

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• Courses, free guides, and more: https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources

 

Timestamps

00:00 Intro 

01:49 Why Exercise Impacts Mood

03:28 Ideal Frequency & Intensity 

05:03 How to Find Your Intensity  

06:57 A Word of Caution

07:58 Exercise: The Physiological Explanation 

09:55 How to Start AND Fine-Tune

 

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Music featured in this video: "Modern Technology" by Andrew G, https://audiojungle.net/user/andrew_g 

*Full transcript available on YouTube by clicking the “Show transcript” button on the bottom right of the video.