Walking-a best medicine for depression

April 14, 2012 17:37
Walking-a best medicine for depression

Do you enjoy walking and loafing around alone whenever you get stressed? If yes, then you are on the right track. A recent study in the Mental Health and Physical Activity journal has indicated that walking would be the best thing to come out of depression and depressed state.

It is known that exercise has already proved to be effective for depression. But then it needs complete devotion and punctuality, which cannot be expected from a depressed person and the recent study states walking is not only easy but more effective compared to strenuous exercises besides it incurs no cost. Also, people at an early stage of depression can avoid anti-depressants and go ahead with regular walking.

The journal states that the researchers of the University of Stirling conducted the experiments on 341 patients and they showed less depressed state after walking. However, the time of the walk and the type of the walk—in door or outdoor is yet to be found out by the researchers.

It may be noted that walking is being prescribed so far to those suffering from obesity, diabetes and cardiac related diseases and if the study comes out with more details then walking would be advised by even psychologists.

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