Increased motor activity linked to improved mood

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/jhub-nri121218.php

Public Release: 12-Dec-2018
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Increasing one's level of physical activity may be an effective way to boost one's mood, according to a new study from a team including scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program.

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The researchers found that increases in physical activity tended to be followed by increases in mood and perceived energy level. This beneficial effect was even more pronounced for a subset of the study subjects who had bipolar disorder.

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