Originally Posted by
milkbaby
Exercise is supposed to help with clinical depression though the exact reason why hasn't been totally elucidated.
However, I would caution against exercise as the sole treatment for depression because one could easily be injured and suffer a period of time where exercise is not possible. That would be bad...
I assumed that a combination of endorphin release and upregulated endocannabinoids seem very consistent with having profound mood and brain chemistry altering effects.