The Serenity Workout
Regular exercise can strengthen the mind as well as the muscles, and studies show it improves mood, too
By Karen Springen
Newsweek, September 27, 2004
It's now clear that emotions can affect our physical health, but what about the reverse? Can physical activity affect the health of our minds? Hippocrates thought so. He advised melancholy Greeks to get out and walk, and modern science suggests he was on to something. In fact, getting off the couch may help some people as much as Prozac or psychotherapy. 'Exercise can improve anyone's mood and mental performance,' says Carl Cotman, director of the Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia at the University of California, Irvine. 'It's free, it's fun and it doesn't take a whole lot of time.'
Whether they survey children or adults, researchers find that active people are happier than sofa jockeys, and less prone to depression and suicide."
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