%A Kpame, Myfriend Bulus
%A Richard, Jatau
%D 2020
%T  Aerobic Exercise Intervention as Part of Management Options for Depression and Anxiety
%K 
%X  From antiquity to the present day, exercise has been used as means of preventing diseases, and promoting health and well-being. Hence, this paper attempts to assess the results of several studies on the effect of aerobic exercise intervention in the management of mental health and well-being, precisely depression and anxiety. The data derived from this reviews shows that exercise is beneficial to mental health; it reduces anxiety, depression, and negative mood, and improves self-esteem and cognitive functioning. Exercise is also associated with improvements in the quality of life of those living with schizophrenia. The improvement in the depression and anxiety observed in most studies come as a result of body’s ability to regulate and release pain killers during exercise. The natural pain killers produce physiological and psychological effects that lead to feeling of calmness and improve mental health. However, despite these positive effects derived from exercise, it seems that exercise is rarely recognized and utilized by concerned health care professionals as an intervention in the management of mental health problems. Thus, the essence of this presentation. Exercise of the aerobic nature performed at moderate intensity, three to five times a week is more beneficial in improving mental health. Such aerobic exercise may be in the form of brisk walking, rope skipping, cycling, swimming, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, gardening and so on.     Keywords:  mental health, aerobic exercise, natural killers, schizophrenia 
%U https://www.ijhumas.com/ojs/index.php/kiujoss/article/view/742
%J KIU Journal of Social Sciences
%0 Journal Article
%P 145-150%V 6
%N 1
%@ 2519-0474
%8 2020-04-30