Posted by bulldog2 on December 21, 2008, at 10:09:36
In reply to Re: excersise--, posted by linkadge on December 20, 2008, at 20:50:26
> >For me it can be a cup of coffee. Right now it >is very cold where I live and that seems that >the shock of cold air elevates my mood. For some >reason exercise flattens my mood right now. Long >sessions suck out my energy. I find that doing a >bunch of short tasks and keeping busy helps my >mood.
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> It is cold where I live now too and many times exercise is not possible for long periods of time.
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> It is usually when I cannot exercise in the winter that I get most depressed. I can tollerate the short daylight if I can get out and run during the day.
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> One thing about exercise is that (after long term application) you totally change the way the body utilizes energy. There is a lot of new research regarding how arobic exericse, like resveratrol, activates the SIRT-1 gene, which in addition to extending lifespan changes the way the body uses energy. Exercise has the ability to make the body much more efficiant at producing and utilizing energy at the cellular level instead of boosting brain chemicals and tricking your body into thinking it has more energy than it does.
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> Its the same thing with periodic fasting. You activate the genes that makes your cells a little more cautious about how they use energy.
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> I agree that depressed people don't often have the energy to exercise, but you don't exercise when you have energy, you exercise to get energy.
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> Linkadge
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>I know some people who are passive but are passionate about things such as music or art. That seems to keep them happy. I think that exercise (when it works) stimulates a certain portion of the brain that is associated with happiness. But I think in the end one has to have a purpose in life. For some it may be a satisfying job and for others a hobby that is very stimulating. The point is to get the mind looking outward instead of a state of contraction or inward looking. I think exercise is a temporary fix in that it needs to be constant or the brain goes back into depression. I find my depression which seems reactive responds very positively to news which seems to indicate a positive trend for me. I just can't see how riding a bike would be more than a temporary fix to energize one for a few hours. The human mind needs purpose and hope for a brighter day.You have holy people who meditate in caves for hours and live in a state of bliss. But they have a very strong sense of purpose and direction.
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