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Exercise is really making a difference

BlueYonderDreams
BlueYonderDreams
I started going out for a walk this weekend after a poster on the anxiety group mentioned she walks an hour each day. I walked briskly for 30 minutes and felt an immediate lift in my mood afterwards and the tension in my body melted away. I walked for an hour yesterday and today and so far my mood is still drastically improved. I had been waking up to a ton of anxiety and panic attack like symptoms in the mornings, but since walking I noticed the anxiety is starting to improve in the morning. I feel this is going to be one useful tool to aid in my recovery.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Good for you! Doing anything physical is good for us. I haven't recently but i did have a spell of doing exercises stretching, leg lifts etc. I felt so much better. I frequently walk but find my mood stays with me even though i'm moving. Our bodies need lots more exercise than most of us give it. I think if I chopped wood all day I'd sleep better!
Heidiclark
Heidiclark
This is great news! And it helps me to keep on doing my own walking. i dont always feel like doing it, but I know that I have to keep doing it and that it really does help the anxiety and probably the depression too.
etherize
etherize
Yay!! So nice to hear positive stories. You are right about walking; when I do it, I feel better too. I stopped for 3 weeks in October but I'm getting back into it.

Thanks for letting us know how it's working for you!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I totally use exercise as an instant antidepressant. I highly recommend it and a healthy diet.
BlueYonderDreams
BlueYonderDreams
It's truly amazing how much it has helped. If I had to grade how I was feeling on a scale from 0-100 with 0 being the worst I was at a 5 before walking. So far these past 3 days I have been walking I am at an 80.
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