Exercise for Mood and Anxiety: Proven Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Enhancing Well-Being

by Jasper A.J. Smits and Michael W. Otto

Book Overview

Exercise has long been touted anecdotally as an effective tool for mood improvement, but only recently has rigorous science caught up with these claims. There is now overwhelming evidence that regular exercise can help relieve low mood-from feelings of stress and anxiety to full depressive episodes.

With Exercise for Mood and Anxiety, Michael Otto and Jasper Smits, well-known authorities on cognitive behavioral therapy, take their empirically-based...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199791007
• ISBN13: 9780199791002
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"