1 00:00:00,540 --> 00:00:07,910 Move your body, as with a sound bite, consistent exercise is an essential part of all aspects of health. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:13,270 The benefits of exercise on physical health are no secret research. 3 00:00:13,290 --> 00:00:20,130 Studies have shown that exercise also has positive effects on psychological conditions like anxiety, 4 00:00:20,130 --> 00:00:27,090 depression, eating disorders, as well as great being and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's 5 00:00:27,090 --> 00:00:27,570 disease. 6 00:00:28,110 --> 00:00:35,580 The effects of exercise have been studied most with depression, for which the benefits tend to be quite 7 00:00:35,580 --> 00:00:35,970 large. 8 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:41,100 Both aerobic running and anaerobic weightlifting. 9 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:43,530 Exercise can improve mental health. 10 00:00:45,060 --> 00:00:54,000 How does exercise help better sleep, which is associated with improved mental health, a release of 11 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:01,740 endorphins, the body's natural feel good chemicals, a sense of accomplishment from having exercised 12 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:09,900 and from increased fitness, destruction from unhealthy thought patterns like rumination, increased 13 00:01:09,930 --> 00:01:18,780 blood flow to the brain, improvement in executive functions like organization and focus, social contact 14 00:01:18,780 --> 00:01:24,060 with others who are exercising spending time outdoors when applicable.