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New study reveals an increase in exercise does nothing to combat depression

The results of an NHS-funded study, published last week in the British Medical Journal, indicate that merely increasing the amount of physical exercise has no effect on depression. The study was undertaken by researchers from Bristol and Exeter Universities and the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry and involved over 360 adults diagnosed with depression. [...]

Short, brisk walks have been found to combat depression

Research that has recently been conducted in Scotland has suggested that going for a short, but brisk, walk can be a good way to combat depression. It has been known for a long time that intensive exercise is a good way to combat depression, but information about whether less strenuous exercise and its ability to [...]