Bipolar Disorder and Exercise. Why it helps.
There are a few technical reasons:
1. It increases serotonin
2. It creates endorphins
There are also tons of health reasons that I’m sure you know.
But did you know that exercise helps depression for one psychological reason?
When you get one thing done, such as taking a short walk, your brain finds it [...]
Here are some tips that I’m using myself- gosh, does the need to lose weight and exercise ever end!
1. If you work at home, wear your walking shoes and go outside every few hours and walk around the block once.
2. Cable TV has an on demand section that actually has free exercise sessions. [...]
I’ve had a lot of physical injuries since my bipolar disorder diagnosis in 1995. A lot of it has to do with the 23 medications I tried. The up and down weight gain and the stress the meds put on my immune system have really taken a toll!
These days I focus on my physical health [...]
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