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Health routines

Move to lift a low mood

See what a large review of exercise trials found for depression, then plan regular movement you enjoy as one helpful option alongside other support, not instead of it.

The BMJ review of exercise for depressionPooled 218 randomised trials with 14,170 participants

About 7 minutes

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In this lesson

  • What 218 trials found
  • What helped, and how sure we can be
  • Meet Priya and her plan
  • Plan for hard days and keep support close
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 2 questions to check yourself

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