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Why should people set up the time to exercise rather than set up an…

- - - - Meta-analysis allows for a summary of results across studies making the statistical power increase.
        
        In the U.S. approx. 7.3% of the adult population suffer from anxiety disorder that needs treatment. #
        
        Anxiety is associated with: worry, self-doubt, and apprehension.
        
        Anxiety shows up when people face tasks that exceed the resources of the system or demands to which there are no automatic adaptive responses. #
        
        Clinical depression affects 2–5% of Americans each year
        
        Different analysis show that both acute and chronic exercise are related to a significant reduction in depression.
        
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- - - - The distraction hypothesis suggests that diversion from unfavorable stimuli leads to an improved mood during and after exercise.
        
        The self-efficacy hypothesis proposes that, since physical exercise can be seen as a challenging activity, the ability to get involved in it in a regular manner might lead to improved mood and self-confidence.
        
        The social interaction hypothesis says that the social relationships commonly inherent in physical activity, as well as the mutual support that occurs among individuals involved in exercise, play an important role on mental health. # #
        
        For some individuals, physical activity becomes an obsession, resulting in an exaggerated preoccupation with exercise and excessive training.
        
        Overtaining syndrome can also be counterproductive for one's mental health. #
- - - - These athletes were self-medicating themselves with the daily exercise they used to do and now they were not exercising that is why all those different symptoms were showing up.
        
        Exercise is a treatment for a lot of disorders.
        
        When you exercise before you study you turn your brain on. #
        
        Your turn on your pre-frontal cortex.
        
        Create neurotransmitters, which are aimed with psychiatric drugs. #
        
        Create a substance called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor. Which keeps our cells young, preventing Alzheimer's and cognitive decline.
- - - - There have been few attempts that show exercise intervention results in improvements of mental health.
        
        If more research was conducted it could be proven how physical activity, if it showed no after or side-effects, could be used as a new treatment of choice. # #
        
        Aerobic-Exercise reduces depression, it is better than some forms of psychotherapy. #
        
        Physical activity also shows better results than drug treatment. #
- - - - Physical activity improves self-esteem, social skills, and cognitive functioning.
        
        Mental disorders affect 15% of the population in one year. #
        
        15% of depressed patients die from suicide. Few studies have reported decreased depressed mood or improved mood associated with exercise some reported no change overall
        
        Physical activity and exercise also alleviate anxiety. # #
        
        Exercise has has been employed in many programs treating patients for substance abuse, however, the importance of exercise has not been demonstrated. #
        
        The effects of physical exercise in improving self-concept and even IQ in mentally retarded persons are encouraging.
        
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- - - - People know that exercise helps physical outcomes, however, there is less awareness of mental health outcomes.
        
        There is little or almost no ability to translate this awareness of mental outcomes into exercise action.
        
        Mood enhancement: the connection between exercise and mood is strong. Within 5 minutes of exercise you get a mood-enhancement effect. #
        
        Exercise can also help alleviate long-term depression.
        
        Fight-or-flight: exercise is a tool for treating and perhaps preventing anxiety. When we're spooked or threatened, our nervous systems jump into action, with different reactions such as sweating, dizziness, and a racing heart. People with heightened sensitivity to anxiety respond to those sensations with fear.
        
        Researchers don't know which types of exercise are most effective, how much is necessary, or even whether exercise works best with other therapies.
        
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