A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms what many weightlifters have known for years: “resistance exercise training [is] associated with a significant reduction in depressive symptoms.” The peer-reviewed research paper published in June of last year is a meta-analysis of 33 clinical trials including 1877 participants. It concludes: “The available empirical evidence supports resistance exercise training as an alternative and/or adjuvant therapy for depressive symptoms.” Read the full published study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2680311.
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