Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depression, anxiety, distress

Re:Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depressi... by testfoobar on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @11:52AM (#37406910)

My solution was accountability to another person: a trainer.

Pay a trainer for once/twice/thrice weekly sessions.

It is easier to skip a workout when no one else knows. I found it simply easier to just go rather than to make an excuse for the trainer.

It was worth the cost for me.

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Re:Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depressi... by jstarfish on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:40PM (#37407576)

Or get a dog. It's a trainer that will punish you by shitting on your carpet if you don't keep moving. You won't have time to be depressed.

(Just don't get a Husky. They're high-maintenance and not very affectionate, and will get depressed and act out when left alone all day.)

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Re:Effectiveness of physical activity for improving depressi... by bratbag on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:27PM (#37407414)

This is exactly what I did.

After a decade of nothing else working, this is what stuck.

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