Review: Exercise Beats Depression by Jim Johnson

Exercise Beats Depression by Jim Johnson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There's no doubt that depression can be debilitating, causing both physical and mental pain in those caught in its terrible grasp. I have suffered from both major depressive and social anxiety disorder for many years and have tried different courses of medication over the years. While meds do help, it is only part of the treatment process. Therapy can be a major asset to treatment as well, but when physical activity is combined with all of the above, wonderful results can be achieved.

What Johnson has done is put together an easy to read guide that could help you handle your depression more effectively through physical activity. The exercises are low impact, can be done almost anywhere, and come with photos to guide the reader in performing them properly.

I want to note that the author in no way suggests that exercise is all you need to overcome your depression, but he does a great job explainng how it can certaily work in adjunct with other forms of treatment to greatly improve your quality of life.

You can purchase the book from Amazon.com

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