Posted by bulldog2 on January 3, 2007, at 9:45:18 [reposted on January 3, 2007, at 20:56:09 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Very Good Article, posted by willyee on January 3, 2007, at 9:05:25
I have also found that as I feel better that I have a greater ability to exercise.Last year I made a new year's resolution to join a gym to get myself out of a depression. Well I was pumping iron and doing an hour on the treadmill and within a week I was feeling worse mentally.I stayed with it for about seven months and I never felt better after a workout. I guess i think of my depressions as my tank is almost empty and when I exercise vigourously the tank empties out. Now I do believe to try and at least get moving and do something every day when depressed that is within one's ability. I have found I feel depressed and anxious in the morning and as soon as I force myself out of bed and start doing some simple tasks that I start to feel better.So I guess we have to listen to our body's. So maybe the key is doing a level of exercise that is in line with your level of depression (actually conditioning to an extent).
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