Adults who exercise for 75 minutes a week are 18% less likely to have depression

Adults who exercise for 75 minutes a week are 18% less likely to have depression Walking at a brisk pace for just 75 minutes every week could cut your risk of depression, a new study finds.

The World Health Organization recommends everyone should exercise for at least two-and-a-half hours every seven days.

But researchers at Cambridge University, England, found adults who got half as much were a fifth less likely to have depression, while those who did the full time had a 25 per cent reduced risk. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (open access) JAMA Psychiatry