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More evidence that exercise can boost mood

It may be possible to outrun depression, according to a recent study by JAMA Psychiatry. "We saw a 26% decrease in odds for becoming depressed for each major increase in objectively measured physical activity," says study author Karmel Choi, a clinical and research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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What can improve your mood, boost your ability to fend off infection, and lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer? The answer is regular exercise. It may seem too good to be true, but it's not. Hundreds of studies demonstrate that exercise helps you feel better and live longer. Starting to Exercise answers many important questions about physical activity. It will also help guide you through starting and maintaining an exercise program that suits your abilities and lifestyle.

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Starting to Exercise

Featured content:

•	What can exercise do for you?
•	Should you talk to a doctor first?
•	Getting started: What type of exercise should you do?
•	The workouts
•	Designing your own program
•	... and more!