Posted by colin wallace on February 24, 2002, at 16:46:57
In reply to Is severe physical training dangerous?, posted by learningagain on February 23, 2002, at 16:27:00
Hi there,
Generally speaking, physical exercise of any decription is beneficial to depression- it can give you focus and improved perspective on life, provide an outlet for frustration and the adrenaline buildup which would otherwise lead to anxiety.Aerobic exercise, especially outdoors provides the best results (unless you're unlucky enough to live in the UK, where the last ice-age still lingers).Banging out excessively heavy weights though, is not good- I did it and got upper body arthritis for my troubles.
Maybe you could ween him off the weights and get him into hiking/biking...go with him, and take in some fresh air and scenery??
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