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The effects of exercise on mental health
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... Contents Introduction and Plan Page 3 Review of Literature Page 4 Discussions and Conclusions Page 6 Appraisal of study Page 8 Bibliography Page 9 Appendices and my study Page 10 The effects of exercise on mental health "A simple exercise routine can have a major impact not only on health but also mood and overall daily life." (L Brightwell; www.laurafreberg.com) The area of focus for this study will be the effect of exercise on mood and mental health. Although there are no doubts that by exercising you benefit physically, not as much research has been done into how exercise affects us mentally and why it does this. A lot of people take part in physical activity to let anger out and alleviate stress, but does this actually work? The short-term effects of exercise are clear - when you exercise, endorphins are released, which improves your mood. There is also research that mainly suggests that if you are depressed or have some other mental illness, by














