Certainly. I have been in the position before where I was at the bottom of my own personal pit and was unable to begin exercising on my own (severely depressed

Certainly. I have been in the position before where I was at the bottom of my own personal pit and was unable to begin exercising on my own (severely depressed and obese, not a great combination to begin an exercise program). It's not an easy thing to get started doing _anything_ when you're depressed, habits are hard to change. People shouldn't be expected to change these things (purely) on their own, as a lot is a function of environment/genetics/overall life situation, but... I can recall clearly what it would have been like (for me personally at least) were I in a strongly depressive state: I'd read the comment warning me about exercise, then I'd be afraid to exercise at all. By framing exercise as a risky behavior based on a few exceptional anecdotes, the poster does depressed readers a disservice. It's relatively established that depressed people are more risk averse in general[1][2], and exercise also has well established benefits in treating symptoms of depression (I shouldn't have to cite sources for this one). The benefits far outweigh the risks. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2590786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2590786/ 2: https://www.nesda.nl/nesda/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wiersma_JClinPsych_2011.pdf https://www.nesda.nl/nesda/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wiersm...