Many studies indicate that people who exercise regularly benefit with a positive boost in mood and lower rates of depression.

What Are the Psychological Benefits of Exercise With Depression?

Improved self-esteem is a key psychological benefit of regular physical activity. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain.

Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine. For example, the feeling that follows a run or workout is often described as "euphoric." That feeling, known as a "runner's high," can be accompanied by a positive and energizing outlook on life.

Endorphins act as analgesics, which means they diminish the perception of pain. They also act as sedatives. They are manufactured in your brain, spinal cord, and many other parts of your body and are released in response to brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. The neuron receptors endorphins bind to are the same ones that bind some pain medicines. However, unlike with morphine, the activation of these receptors by the body's endorphins does not lead to addiction or dependence.

Regular exercise has been proven to help:

Reduce stress
Ward off anxiety and feelings of depression
Boost self-esteem
Improve sleep

Exercise also has these added health benefits:

It strengthens your heart.
It increases energy levels.
It lowers blood pressure.
It improves muscle tone and strength.
It strengthens and builds bones.
It helps reduce body fat.
It makes you look fit and healthy.

So start an excercise routine and get all the profound benefits for your physical health.

I agree 100% If I miss a few days in a row I start feeling really shitty, anxiety for sure.

Awesome read,ive suffered from this for the past 20 years and excersise really helps me

Originally Posted by Bullseye Forever

Awesome read,ive suffered from this for the past 20 years and excersise really helps me

Exercise has so many great benefits, improves my mood for sure, nothing like the feeling you have after a grueling workout at the gym, it's a feeling that makes me feel great all over. It's like a natural anti-depressant for sure

Originally Posted by jimbo79

I agree 100% If I miss a few days in a row I start feeling really shitty, anxiety for sure.

I'm the same way, I don't like having an all or nothing mentallity, because specially with a family life can be unpredictable and my plans gets changed often, but when I skip more than 3 days I feel crappy..