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Anecdotal counterpoint to the anecdotes posted here - I had a 200 day streak of >1km runs in 2015 and it didn't help my depression.
by zimpenfish 8y ago
Anecdotal counterpoint to the anecdotes posted here - I had a 200 day streak of >1km runs in 2015 and it didn't help my depression.
- alohomora2 8y agoIn my also anecdotal experience 1 km is too short to have noticeable effects. I do >5 km at least 3 times per week with very positive effects on mood.
- zimpenfish 8y agoNote that I did say ">1km". The total distance for those 200 days was 672km including one (1) marathon, six (6) halfs, seven (7) 10kms, etc. (Anecdotally, your 15km a week is only going to get you 428km in 200 days.)
- sridca 8y agoI wonder if all those anecdotes are placebo. The authors of this meta-analysis have links to rehabilitation and physiotherapy departments; so I'm not sure I see it as an exactly unbiased analysis. Unless it is clinical depression I find it hard to believe that someone can address their depression with mere physical movements without looking into the mental and emotional causes of it.