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LONDON — In terms of improving mental health, running for depression or anxiety and taking antidepressants showed similar benefits -- a 16-week course of
Running is as effective as antidepressants in improving mental health and offers additional physical benefits, a study reveals.
Dutch experts found patients who took up jogging were as likely to report reduced depression and anxiety after 16 weeks as those who took standard antidepressant medication.
Exercising twice a week improves mood while also boosting physical health but can be harder to sustain than antidepressants, say academics
Antidepressant users have worse physical outcomes, but sticking with exercise is a challenge, study suggests.