RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND DEPRESSION

Lacing up your trainers can help reduce your chances of developing depression

- MICHAEL MOSLEY

New Year means New Year’s resolutions and for lots of people that means taking up running or joining a gym in the hope that this will help them shed the kilos they’ve piled on over Christmas and the long months of COVID that came before.

I won’t be joining them, because I hate the gym and I find that going for a run is nothing but pain, followed by relief when I stop. But I will continue to do brisk walks outdoors and sessions on my bike because I know they’re good for my overall health and may also cut my chances of developing depression.

A few years ago I saw a study in the journal