Drug-Free Mental Health Boost [EASY!]
Taking care of your mental health is every bit as vital as taking care of your physical health.
There are many ways to improve the symptoms of depression and anxiety.
However, most mainstream doctors jump straight to prescription drugs.
That’s a shame because there’s good evidence that non-drug interventions—like deep breathing, yoga, stress management, being in nature, quality sleep, eating a healthy diet, and more—can significantly improve mental health.
Today, I have another DRUG-FREE solution to add to this list.
Researchers carefully reviewed existing research, crunching the numbers and analyzing the data, and they came to an inescapable conclusion.
There’s “substantial evidence” that weight training exercise improves mental health.
Many of these studies demonstrated that weight training…
- improves sleep quality and quantity
- reduces clinical severity of anxiety
- slashes depression symptoms
- improves mood and brain power
- boosts self-confidence
- raises “happy” hormones (including dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins)
In fact, the evidence is SO strong that many researchers now call for resistance training to be used in the clinical management of anxiety.
If you’re battling symptoms of anxiety or depression, give your mental health a boost by adding some resistance training to your week.
Simple moves like wall pushups, squats, and calf raises are easy to slip into your day. Plus, resistance bands are affordable, easy to use, and a great way to get a ton of exercise bang for your buck.
You’ll be stronger, look better, and FEEL better.
I call that a win-win-win.
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SOURCE:
Herring, M. P., & Meyer, J. D. (2024). Resistance exercise for anxiety and depression: Efficacy and plausible mechanisms. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 30(3), 204-206. doi. org / 10.1016 /j. molmed. 202 3.11.016
