Aerobic exercise could help reduce the symptoms of depression

Washington: A new study found that supervised aerobic exercises had great effects on antidepressant treatment in patients with major depression.

The systematic review and meta-badysis was published in the Journal of Depression and Anxiety.

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Of 11 eligible trials involving 455 adult patients (aged 18 to 65 years) with major depression as a primary disorder, supervised aerobics exercises were performed on average for 45 minutes. at moderate intensity, 3 times a week and for 9.2 weeks.

He showed an overall antidepressant effect significantly greater than that of antidepressants and / or psychological therapies.

Similarly, aerobic exercise found moderate to high antidepressant effects among trials with lower risk of bias, as well as antidepressant effects among trials of short-term interventions (up to 4 weeks) and trials involving preferences for exercise.

Subgroup badyzes revealed comparable effects for aerobic exercise in various settings and modes of delivery, both in outpatients and inpatients, regardless of severity symptoms .

"Together, this study has shown that supervised aerobic exercise can dramatically help treat major depression in health services," said Dr. Ioannis D. Morres, lead author of University of Thessaly, Greece.

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