How Lifting Weights Can Help You Deal With Depression





WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU EXERCISE ?

Muscles : The use the glucose as fuel for the muscles to move and contract, creating ATP 

( Adenosine Tiphosphate), your body require more oxygen, thus the breathing increases 

and your heart starts pumping blood to the muscles.

Heart : As the heart rate increases to supply your muscles with the needed oxygen, 

depending on the efficiency of your heart to pump blood, your intensity during the 

workout will be high, meaning you will be able to train harder and longer.

Bones : Your bone mass reach it's peak when you become and adult, afterward it starts a 

slow decline as you get older, exercising can help maintain a healthy strong bone mass, 

when you lift your body weight or more at the compound movements ( Squat, Deadlift, 

and Bench Press), a bone hypertrophy takes place, meaning that your bones get denser 

and stronger.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU EXERCISE ?

The increase of blood flow allow your brain to function better, thus you feel more 

focused, also regular exercising leads to improve the survival rate of the neurons. Intense 

workout trigger the production of endorphin, this late is the main factor of mood 

boosting, it also sharpen your cognition. Endorphin impact is the same as morphine, but 

because it's natural, there is no side effects, exercising regularly allow to maintain  a 

high amount of endorphin in your system, ergo the depression feelings will fade away.



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