{"id":519584,"date":"2010-04-06T15:30:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personalliberty.com\/liberty\/exercise-may-help-reduce-symptoms-related-to-depression-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2010-04-06T15:30:36","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T19:30:36","slug":"exercise-may-help-reduce-symptoms-related-to-depression%c2%a0anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/519584","title":{"rendered":"Exercise May Help Reduce Symptoms Related To Depression,\u00a0Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pictures.directnews.co.uk\/liveimages\/Cross+trainer_1961_19706497_0_0_7046301_300.jpg\" alt=\"Exercise may help reduce symptoms related to depression, anxiety \" align=\"right\" class=\"post_image\">Patients who are suffering from depression or anxiety disorders and who are not interested in traditional therapy options may be in luck. According to a recent analysis of numerous published studies, exercise may be a viable treatment alternative for those looking to improve their mental health. <\/p>\n<p>Jasper Smits, director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment Program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and lead author of the review, found that patients who exercise on a regular basis report significantly lower levels of anger and stress as well as fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety. <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Smits and his colleagues found that exercise positively affects neurotransmitter systems in the brain and reduces feelings of a racing heart or rapid breathing\u2014two symptoms commonly reported by those suffering from severe anxiety. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Exercise can fill the gap for people who can&#8217;t receive traditional therapies because of cost or lack of access, or who don&#8217;t want to because of the perceived social stigma associated with these treatments,&quot; said Smits. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Exercise also can supplement traditional treatments, helping patients become more focused and engaged,&quot; he added. <\/p>\n<p>For most patients, the researchers recommend a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity each week. <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-1961-ID-19706497-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1961&amp;itemid=19706497\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients who are suffering from depression or anxiety disorders and who are not interested in traditional therapy options may be in luck. According to a recent analysis of numerous published studies, exercise may be a viable treatment alternative for those looking to improve their mental health. Jasper Smits, director of the Anxiety Research and Treatment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4205,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}