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Exercise can be ‘frontline treatment’ for mild depression, researchers say
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
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I’m not sure that “too depressed to exercise” is a medically recognized state short of being bedridden and comatose, so unless one is unable to get out of the bed to go to the bathroom saying “i’m too depressed to exercise” is just words being used to justify not going for a walk
You are denying the existence of clinical depression?