Worried Sick? Don’t Worry, be Be Happy in 2017! Part 1 of 2 Special Feature “ Health & Exercise Forum” with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (formerly The Commonwealth Medical College) – The 3rd Monday of every month! Guest Columnist: Kathryn Schmidt Personal Bio: Kathryn majored in psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a […]
MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH! Exercise and Be Happy! TCMC Medical Contributor: Steven Kafrissen, MD, is a psychiatrist at Community Counseling Services and an associate professor of clinical medicine at The Commonwealth Medical College. This column is a special feature the third Monday of every month of Health & Exercise Forum in cooperation with The […]
Last week in Part I on Depression I discussed the importance of laughter for the prevention of depression. In this column, I will discuss one of the most understated benefits of exercise – mental health! Specifically, aerobic exercise (exercise that increases your heart rate for 30 minutes or more) such as walking, biking, running, swimming, […]
The decorations are long gone. Family and friends are back to their routines. The bills from the holidays have arrived and winter has hit hard with too many short, cold, dark and dreary days. It only takes a few other problems like stress at work and health issues to put you over the edge… Depression […]
Physical activity, specifically aerobic exercise, is a scientifically proven useful tool for preventing and easing depression symptoms. Studies in the British Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Exercise and Sports Science found that depression scores were significantly reduced in groups that engaged in aerobic running, jogging or walking programs, 30-45 minutes 3-5 days per week for 10-12 weeks when compared to a control group and a psychotherapy counseling group.
