In this episode, I introduce the concept of movement and clarify the differences between different types of movement and exactly how much of which type is needed in order to get mental health benefits. I also discuss why we need to move at all and challenge you to question whether the way we currently promote exercise for mental health is actually a good thing.

Show Notes Books and research papers referred to in this episode
Evidence-Based Interventions for Mental Illness by Dr Brendon Stubbs

The Balance Within. The Science Connecting Health And Emotions by Esther Sternberg

Evidence-based recommendations for the prescription of exercise for major depressive disorder. Rethorst and Trivedi (2013). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23653077/

The "Extreme Exercise Hypothesis": Recent Findings and Cardiovascular Health Implications. Eijsvogels et al. (2018). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132728/

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