Even if you really don't want to exercise, engaging in physical activity can still have benefits for your mental health, a new animal study suggests. Researchers found that depression and anxiety symptoms in rats are reduced with exercise -- even if it's forced, not voluntary, exercise. "The implications are that humans who perceive exercise as being forced -- perhaps including those who feel like they have to exercise for health reasons -- are maybe still going to get the benefits in terms of reducing anxiety and depression," study researcher Benjamin Greenwood, who is an assistant research professor in integrative physiology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, said in a statement. The...
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