If you’re feeling sad, depressed, anxious etc… you probably just need to do an hour of cardio.


I have found a little gym that is hardly used. Bliss 🤙


It helps. But also check your mental health.


Yes holistic is the way.


Unless you have a serious mental health problem. Bipolar, schizophrenia etc… most people can solve their ordinary misery with exercise and nutrition.


Lift heavy things, make voices in head go away


Sports/recreational activities

Get the exercise and community at the same time. People lack that and hobbies these days.


Most health problems in general can be managed with diet and exercise. Type 2 diabetes can be reversed, as can most non-genetic forms of heart disease, etc.


Yes, and strength training may be most important for longevity and higher quality of life as we age.


They’ll die


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Onward 🫡


So true.. followed by a cold shower.


This is true.


lol an hours not that much. They’ll survive.


So true. Just go for a run and you'll be back to normal


This has been true for me for about 30 years.


Hodl, people with depression sometimes kill themselves. Depression can be extremely debilitating, telling them to go exercise & it'll fix them is just showing your ignorance about mental health.


Yeah absolutely. A lot of people who have never experienced severe depression cannot really understand how it can affect someone.


Ordinary misery, or "feeling down", is not the same as clinical depression.


My mother was schizophrenic. I know more about mental health than you’ll ever know.


But that's schizophrenia, you were talking about depression. My fathers brother had schizophrenia, he died a homeless drug addict on the streets of Liverpool. My father had severe depression.


that sounds awful


Despite your familial experience of depression you don’t seem to be very up to date medically. It is a well known and established scientific fact that exercise treats and/or eases symptoms of depression.


lol


I’d put circadian rhythm regulation/mitochondrial optimization above that but it’s definitely important.


Respect 🫡


Exercise has always been recommended to lift people up, it's nothing new.  Next time you hear someone who is contemplating suicide because of their severe depression make sure to tell them to do do an hour of cardio & they'll be fine.


It would help them. So I would recommend it to them.


Absolutely, exercise can be a powerful tool in managing depression. It significantly boosts mood through endorphins and can be a vital part of treatment. While it’s not the only solution, incorporating regular physical activity is tremendously helpful for many people battling depression. It's crucial, though, to combine this with professional guidance and support for the best results.


#proofofwalk is a game changer


Yes. Works every time. I’d add that it has to be done outside, in fresh air.


Outside in fresh air is best


I was a long distance runner for years, could never run on a treadmill. I would run outside through entire Boston  winters regardless of temps except when impossible after major snowstorms. On Sundays I'd do 10 or 12 or 14 miles, loved it. Outside is awesome but not in the hot sticky summer so I would just not run at all for three months cos I just can't stand those treadmills!


*Person goes to the doctor because he is feeling down

*Doc says you are depressed and puts him on SSRIs

*SSRI destroys person’s life. Person is now zombified. Libido and weight destroyed.

*Doc hits the quota

Antidepressants do not cure anything and actually make your life worse. Addressing the root cause (mostly lifestyle) is hard, but prescribing antidepressants only take 5 minutes. https://image.nostr.build/ca3e0169dfbff55c559b186fd1a90a13dfeff9166cd8ac9f336991e0175319ab.jpg


Also the fact that the number for 0-19 yrs old is greater than 0% is horrifying. I cannot even imagine the numbers after covid. Big Pharma must be destroyed.


Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not the way...


If you’re feeling sad, depressed, anxious etc… you probably just need to do an hour of cardio.


Doesn't even need to be intense.  A hour walk while in the sun does wonders for ones mood


Or just eat some ribeyes and cut out the carbs. Amazing how much better you'll feel when you stop poisoning yourself.


Add to this - do something to help someone else. This has been my hack to improve overall outlook for a long time.


This. I wish more people would cut carbs first. A study in france put a bunch of schizophrenics on keto amd their psychotic symptoms went away. Depression is brain inflammation and ketones are a powerful anti inflammatory.


Yeah keto seems to show a lot of promise for treating these symptoms.


I love this suggestion, sedj. We get so caught up in ourselves and being of service to someone else has def snapped me out of it before, even if only momentarily.


Top tip!


**sigh**  Why try and just fix everything into a box? This post gives me the impression that you enjoy ruffling the feathers of others 🤷♂✌


Onward 🫡


yep... and if you are not a runner - just fast walking / elevating heart rate through breathing is also fine.

it's more about changing the environment... and then coming back to where you were with clearer head (you filtered what you can influence, you have let go of what you can't).


Touching grass.
Feeling sunlight.
Meditation.

Starting with the basics helps too.


If someone is offended by this post, then they are extremely easy to offend.


I’m not offended good sir but thanks for the input ✌🤷♂


Or lift heavy shit. Or do both.


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Best I can do is 1x sit-up in the moring.


Lean into the depression and go back to bed imo.


Or start stacking sats 😂


Yes! Hit cardio !!!!


Magnesium is probably low too.


Or just stop eating plants.


Definitely. I dealt with severe depression and possibly something akin to ptsd from 2103 to 2016. I cured myself by running ultra marathons. If you go to the doctor they will just try to push hard core psych medicine on you instead of just prescribing cardio.


30mins will do the job. Oh and yeah, don't forget to touch the grass and get sun exposure.  That's pretty much it.