Introduction
People with depression are suggested to have personal or team exercises. There are different types of exercise, including yoga and aerobics, have presented valuable effects on people with depression. From a similar perspective, aerobic, mind-body, and resistance exercises are efficient and effective therapies for depressive symptoms in elderly people. The essay prescribes an exercise for an individual suffering from depression.
Aerobic Exercise
I would recommend to a depressed person to have aerobic exercise, specifically group cycling. The person could organize to have a group of individuals with similar perspectives, ages, work, and life aspirations. The team could have three or more cycling sessions weekly. Group exercise helps to reduce state anxiety scores if well executed and supervised (Murri et al., 2019). The group could arrange for cycling to have three sessions per week, which will take a period of 12 weeks, which is approximately three months. The exercise should start with a low to moderate-intensity exercise program. During the initial six weeks, the cycling intensity should be at 35-50% low to high at 50-86% for the last six weeks (Koppelmans & Weisenbach, 2019). Each session of bicycle cycling should take 45 minutes. Therefore, aerobic exercise may be significant in treating depression by reducing symptoms and enhancing body functions.
Conclusion
Exercise is an easy-to-use and low-cost therapy for depression and strengthens body functions, for example, cognitive function and the cardiorespiratory system. Exercise offers people a higher sense of engagement in life and improves feelings of independence, mastery, and control. In addition, exercise increases the feelings of well-being, confidence, and empowerment among people with depression. Physical enhancements assist people to feel more confident and can positively influence their mood. Therefore, aerobic exercise is recommended for moderate cycling to vigorous intensity, as it is beneficial for mild to chronic depression.
References
Koppelmans, V., & Weisenbach, S. L. (2019). Mechanisms underlying exercise as a treatment for depression. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(6), 617-618. Web.
Murri, M. B., Ekkekakis, P., Magagnoli, M., Zampogna, D., Cattedra, S., Capobianco, L., Serafini, G., Calcagno, P., Zanetidou, S., & Amore, M. (2019). Physical exercise in major depression: Reducing the mortality gap while improving clinical outcomes. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9. Web.