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Exercise as a remedy for loneliness and depression
Researchers have found that exercise, such as walking four to five kilometers in an hour, can completely reverse feelings of low mood associated with loneliness. Individuals with high connectivity in their default networks, an area linked to depression, benefited the most from exercise. The hypothesis is that exercise helps break the cycle of rumination, a behavior associated with depression that heavily involves the default network.