The paper, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry , found that resistance exercise training (RET), such as weightlifting and strength

training, is associated with a significant reduction in depressive symptoms. It also, of course, comes with physical benefits, like

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Weight Training

Your Best Friend When Fighting Depression!





All of us know that there are tons of benefits to weight training.

Studies have found exercise to have both physiological and psychological benefits.

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study once found that ten weeks of strength

training reduced clinical depression symptoms more successfully than counseling.

This is particularly important for women since they are more than twice as likely to experience depression and only one out of three actually seek care.





Feeling low? Then train. Not happy? Then train. Need an instant mental boost?Then train.The science is simple! If you suffer from feeling down at times or serious depression, then you can find solace in weight training!













If You Suffer From Serious Depression,

Then You Can Find Solace In Weight Training!





What happens to your body when you exercise and lift weights :-

Your metabolism gets a boost.

It keeps your bones strong and healthy.

It staves off disease.

It regulates insulin and lowers inflammation.

It improves posture,sleep,mood and energy levels.

It improves strength and endurance.

It improves balance and reduces risk of fall.

It boosts confidence.

When you work out and your muscles responds better, you feel better physically, and mentally. With your blood circulating better, you have more clarity of thoughts and your mind is sharper.Besides the aesthetic,physiological and strength benefits ,it affects just how we feel and how clearly we think.Weight training has proven to improve the quality of person's sleep.

Every day when one decide to lift weights and one set a new personal best those things build one's self-esteem and self-confidence

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Even the Mayo Clinic emphasizes the need for fitness strength training to live a more healthy lifestyle. Most physicians, personal trainers, nutritionists, and chiropractors agree that working with weights should be a part of everyone’s daily exercise routine as much as aerobics.





Researchers at Duke University studied people suffering from depression for 4 months and found that 60% of the participants who have weight trained for 40 minutes 4 times a week overcame their depression without using antidepressant medication. This is the same percentage rate as for those who only used medication in their treatment for depression.





Many people exercise to boost confidence along with reducing anxiety and stress , all of which contribute to psychological health and well-being.



