Has exercise helped your mental health?

Just a simple question to those of you suffering from depression, anxiety or are just going through a tough time. Now or sometime in the past.

Have you tried exercising, and did it help? What kind, and how did it make you feel?

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Exercise will not magically cure your mental health. I believe being active and not having a sedentary lifestyle is generally good for mental health but it's not going to necessarily cure depression or anxiety.
- Especially if the depression/ anxiety has an external cause (job, living situation, money, relationship issues etc etc). Exercie may help manage it a bit but the only cure is to deal with the cause

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