How Exercise Changes Your Brain and Reduces Your Risk of Depression

Think of a
physiotherapist and you probably think of someone who’s interested in muscles
and joints; someone who gets you moving again after an injury, right? Well
my guest this week is a physio with a difference. He’s concerned with the
effect movement has, not on our bodies… but our minds. 

Brendon Stubbs
is head of physiotherapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust,
a clinical lecturer and a prolific researcher. His work is helping provide the
medical profession with much-needed evidence for what we, as humans, feel
instinctively: physical activity makes us feel good. For instance, did you know
moderate exercisers are 30 per cent less likely to suffer a depressive episode?
Or that being sedentary can actually cause depression? Finally, we have proof
that exercise is as effective as many existing interventions for preventing and
treating mental health conditions. And I would argue it goes one step further,
by also boosting physical health and social connections.

Whether you or someone you know is struggling with mental illness,
you’re a healthcare professional, or you simply want to increase your emotional
resilience, I think you’ll be persuaded into action by the surprising stories
and evidence Brendon shares. And if you’re persuaded, please spread the word
– let’s start a movement revolution.

Disclaimer: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.*

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Watch the video version of this interview in full below.

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Brendon’s book:

Exercise-Based Interventions for
Mental Illness

Further Learning:



Telegraph – Exercising
for 20 minutes-a-day cuts risk of developing depression by one thirdPsychiatry Online – Physical
Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort StudiesJama – Assessment
of Bidirectional Relationships Between Physical Activity and Depression Among
Adults: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization StudyThe British Journal of
Psychiatry – The
effect of experimentally induced sedentariness on mood and psychobiological
responses to mental stressBMC medial – SMILES
trial – A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with
major depressionThe British Journal of Psychiatry – Exercise
and internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for depression (Regassa): a
multicenter randomised controlled trial with 12-month follow-up PNAS journal – Rapid
stimulation of human dentate gyrus function with acute mild exercise (Japanese
study) Science Direct – Effect
of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and
meta-analysisMaturitas Journal – Dance
Movement Therapy and Falls Prevention Science Direct – Physical
activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of
physical activityKings College
London – Blood
test to personalise depression treatment for the first timeDr Chatterjee’s BBC appearance: Is Inflammation the
underlying cause of Depression?



Articles:



BBC – New blood test targets depressionCSP – Exercise
decreases the risk of depression regardless of age



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