Conclusion
Considering biological explanations, exercise can enhance the body’s reaction to stress in several ways which decreases the chances of depression. The components focused on in this investigation are neurotransmitters, serotonin noradrenaline and dopamine, and the hormone cortisol. These are clear evidence of the benefits exercise on the mind and body, and helps maintain the argument that exercise can only be beneficial to a person with depression. Hence it is a logical response to turn to this as a primary treatment for depressed people. However, other treatments have also been shown to tweak the brain’s system. In fact this is exactly what an SSRI was made to do, but because the alternatives come with more costs and also do not always work for every individual, aerobic exercise is more reliable for relieving depression.
On a cognitive level, the assistance exercise has on improving depression can be found when reviewing the importance of thinking patterns when being correlated with depression. A depressed person tends to think irrationally in any given situation, but depriving the mind of thinking about negative outcomes by giving someone a higher self-esteem and a sense of contentment exercise can be used as a tool to derail the illogical thoughts. Adding exercise to a daily routine can only benefit one, but the dilemma is keeping the habit. Although it can be difficult for some, it is likely that because of the growing self-esteem that a person will continue to exercise in order to feel good about themselves.
Cross-culturally the rates of depression and obesity are correlated. Although they cannot be said to be in a cause-and-effect relationship, it can be assumed that obesity can mark someone to be more susceptible to falling depressed. In Japan, they are more physically active in their daily lives than Americans, which can explain why the nations’ obesity rates are so far ranged. Exercise can be the answer for lowering the obesity rate as well as the depression rate in any country. That being said, it can be found that in any part of the world exercise can reduce the effects of depression.
The investigation has found that exercise is effective in alleviating depression to an extent. It is limited because exercise may be a difficult habit to pick up for some people, and if exercise cannot be acted on regularly than it will be ineffective. Also it may take longer than an antidepressant to see a visible change, so patients with severe depression may not want to take the risk but the therapy can be applied after an SSRI or something of the equivalent has brought the patient to a state where the people around them as well as themselves is not in danger. Although it can be limited in some ways, the benefits of using aerobic exercise to treat depression has more leverage than to not try it at all, and comparing the costs and benefits of exercise versus those of drugs and cognitive therapy exercise has the least costs. Therefore, exercise should be one of the first recommendations for someone with depression, and if that type of treatment does not work for that certain patient, like patients with major depression, then the patient should be presented with other options like CBT or anti-depressants.
Comparing the answers from interviews and the research gathered it seems most people are stressed by school or work, yet they do not know what exactly helps them to relieve that stress. Although this is true, the people who were active knew exactly how to manage stress through exercise. Therefore, it is logical to say that most students are not aware of the benefits that exercise has, so they are not active in that way. Through this investigation we see that exercise is known by both physicians and teenagers to be helpful when relieving stress, but they overlook the benefits. Perhaps if people were more aware and did not underestimate exercise there would be a lower rate of psychological illnesses, like depression, within the medical field.
On a cognitive level, the assistance exercise has on improving depression can be found when reviewing the importance of thinking patterns when being correlated with depression. A depressed person tends to think irrationally in any given situation, but depriving the mind of thinking about negative outcomes by giving someone a higher self-esteem and a sense of contentment exercise can be used as a tool to derail the illogical thoughts. Adding exercise to a daily routine can only benefit one, but the dilemma is keeping the habit. Although it can be difficult for some, it is likely that because of the growing self-esteem that a person will continue to exercise in order to feel good about themselves.
Cross-culturally the rates of depression and obesity are correlated. Although they cannot be said to be in a cause-and-effect relationship, it can be assumed that obesity can mark someone to be more susceptible to falling depressed. In Japan, they are more physically active in their daily lives than Americans, which can explain why the nations’ obesity rates are so far ranged. Exercise can be the answer for lowering the obesity rate as well as the depression rate in any country. That being said, it can be found that in any part of the world exercise can reduce the effects of depression.
The investigation has found that exercise is effective in alleviating depression to an extent. It is limited because exercise may be a difficult habit to pick up for some people, and if exercise cannot be acted on regularly than it will be ineffective. Also it may take longer than an antidepressant to see a visible change, so patients with severe depression may not want to take the risk but the therapy can be applied after an SSRI or something of the equivalent has brought the patient to a state where the people around them as well as themselves is not in danger. Although it can be limited in some ways, the benefits of using aerobic exercise to treat depression has more leverage than to not try it at all, and comparing the costs and benefits of exercise versus those of drugs and cognitive therapy exercise has the least costs. Therefore, exercise should be one of the first recommendations for someone with depression, and if that type of treatment does not work for that certain patient, like patients with major depression, then the patient should be presented with other options like CBT or anti-depressants.
Comparing the answers from interviews and the research gathered it seems most people are stressed by school or work, yet they do not know what exactly helps them to relieve that stress. Although this is true, the people who were active knew exactly how to manage stress through exercise. Therefore, it is logical to say that most students are not aware of the benefits that exercise has, so they are not active in that way. Through this investigation we see that exercise is known by both physicians and teenagers to be helpful when relieving stress, but they overlook the benefits. Perhaps if people were more aware and did not underestimate exercise there would be a lower rate of psychological illnesses, like depression, within the medical field.