While many forms of exercise boost mood, short sprint training may offer added advantages when it comes to depression.
Just a few five-second sprints, with plenty of rest in between, can take only six to 10 minutes and have been shown to reduce depression symptoms in as little as two weeks.
How Short Sprint Training Eases Depression
After screening 415 collegiate athletes and non-athletes for depression, Tamara Hew-Butler, an exercise physiologist and sport scientist, found that depression rates were much lower among athletes at 9.8 percent compared with non-athletes at 32.9 percent.
Zena le Roux
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Zena le Roux is a health journalist with a master’s in investigative health journalism and a certified health and wellness coach specializing in functional nutrition. She is trained in sports nutrition, mindful eating, internal family systems, and applied polyvagal theory. She works in private practice and serves as a nutrition educator for a UK-based health school.
