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Move Your Body, Change Your Mind: The Science-Backed Power of Exercise for Depression

For those struggling with depression, the journey towards feeling better often involves medication and psychotherapy. But recent research suggests there’s another powerful weapon in the fight against this debilitating condition: exercise. A major 2023 study published in Neuroscience News [1] reviewed 97 previous studies involving over 128,000 participants. The analysis revealed that 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, such…