HAPPINESS TIP: Get moving! Three groups of depressed patients were assigned to different coping strategies - one group took anti-depressants, one group exercised for 45 minutes three times a week, and one group did an combination of both. After four months, all three groups experienced similar improvements in happiness. The very fact that exercise proved just as helpful as anti-depressants is remarkable, but the story continues... The groups were then tested six months later to assess their relapse rate. Of those who had taken the medications alone, 38 percent had slipped back into depression. Those in the combination group were doing only slightly better, with a 31 percent relapse rate. The biggest shock, though, came from the exercise group: Their relapse rate was only 9 percent! In short, physical activity is not just an incredibly powerful mood lifter, bu ta long-lasting one. Walk, bike, run, play, stretch, jump rope, pogo stick - it doesnt matter, as long as you get moving. - Shawn Achor The Happiness Advantage
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:34:11 +0000
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