| Muscle building exercises not only helps keep the body | | | | and increases the oxygen level in the blood. Both the |
| fit and muscles growing but also works as a "magic | | | | factors improve the mental health of the person. It has |
| cure" for many people with depression and anxiety | | | | been observed that exercise related moderate stress |
| disorders according to new findings. | | | | is helpful in boosting the fetal brain development during |
| "Exercise has shown to have tremendous benefits for | | | | the pregnancy. The stress hormone cortisol plays a |
| the wellness of mental health" said Jasper Smith, | | | | role in brain maturation, which may help explain the |
| Director of Anxiety Research and Treatment program | | | | result, said Janet, who led the study. |
| at the University. | | | | The results are based on the findings of an analysis of |
| Researchers from southern Methodist University in | | | | dozens of population based studies, clinical studies and |
| Dallas say mental health care providers should more | | | | meta-analytic reviews related to exercise and mental |
| widely prescribe exercise as a treatment to its | | | | health. The review demonstrated the efficacy of |
| patients since "individuals who exercise report fewer | | | | exercise programs in reducing depression and anxiety. |
| symptoms of anxiety and depression and lower level | | | | Exercise can fill the gap for people who can not |
| of stress and anger." | | | | receive traditional therapies. |
| The more, therapists are trained in exercise therapy, | | | | The exercise thus does the dual purpose of |
| the better off patients will be, said the researcher. | | | | developing the body muscles as well as curing the |
| Exercise increases the blood flow towards the brain | | | | mental disorders. |