A new study looks at how exercise can help alleviate anxiety and depression

Post by mupuff1234 » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 3:29 AM UTC

Swizec wrote: post #5

comfypotato wrote: post #4

I’d never seen “an overview of systematic reviews” before — I would have thought this was already common sense, but it should be now more than ever. I was a little confused about the “less is better” part of the article. I think it just meant diminishing returns with more exercise, but it says that less is actually better.

> I was a little confused about the “less is better” part of the article. I ~workout~ train 20+ hours per week. This is definitely bad for my mental health, but the goals won't achieve themselves. Turns out qualifying for Boston is no joke.

Post by w-ll » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 3:38 AM UTC

tomcam wrote: post #152

Exercise just makes me feel worse. Junk food makes me feel integrated, whole, and calm. My body fucking hates me.

Post by mandelbrotwurst » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 3:44 AM UTC

xyzelement wrote: post #116

mudita wrote: post #37

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The thing that made me transition from a mindset of “I have a body” to “I am a body”, was actually Zen meditation. This was surprising to me. Before I tried it, I thought of meditation as a purely mental thing, I didn’t expect that the first really noticeable effect of regular meditation would be a changed relationship to my body, Much later I discovered contemporary dance, quit my phd in machine learning and became…

I appreciate your story and at the same time I don't agree with fully identifying with just the body. In fact in my yogic training, we learned to apply the 'i have' vs 'i am' as much as possible - directly opposite of what you are saying. As someone growing religiously right now, I like the framework of the body being a vehicle for the soul (or at least, the mind) resonates a lot more.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 4:05 AM UTC

sgtcodeboy wrote: post #21

Certainly can't speak for everyone, but the most effective form of exercise that I have found is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Couple of reasons. First: The deeper you get into it the more you learn its primarily an intellectual pursuit - its just hidden in a very physical endeavor. When I'm doing Jiu Jitsu, I have to actively think, engage my problem solving skills, I can't go on auto pilot as I do in other things - rowing m…

Post by DangitBobby » Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 4:30 AM UTC

agumonkey wrote: post #129

porknubbins wrote: post #114

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When I was a young distance runner I was in such good shape that, when not tired from a workout, moving around the world was essentially effortless. Its kind of like playing a first person shooter and very easy to feel like your body is just some abstract tool. In contrast having a minor injury causing you to limp or something is very grounding, forcing you to focus on walking carefully and not have to hurry for anyo…

wasn't that a side effect of endorphins/runner's high ?