To get a certain number of daily steps it's long been known to boost overall health – and now a new study has shown just how much you need to keep stress at bay.
A team of researchers led by Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, PhD, of the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Cuenca, Spain, analyzed 33 studies involving 96,173 adults.
By comparing the daily steps of adults and stress levelsfound that people with higher daily steps tended to have fewer symptoms of depression, according to study findings, published in JAMA Network Open last week.
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Getting 5,000 steps or more was associated with a decrease in depression symptoms, while a step count of 7,000 or higher was associated with a smaller decrease. risk of depressionresearchers found.
“Our results showed significant associations between higher numbers of daily steps and fewer symptoms of depression, as well as lower prevalence and risk of depression in adults in general,” the authors they wrote in the study.
People with high daily steps tend to have fewer symptoms of depression, according to academic research. (iStock)
“An objective measurement of daily steps can represent a comprehensive and comprehensive approach to public health that has the potential to prevent depression.”
More than 7% of US adults have been diagnosed with depression, and those between the ages of 12 and 25 are most affected, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Dr. Marc Siegel, a professor of clinical medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, was not involved in the study but commented on the analysis.
“This is a comprehensive review of more than 30 studies, so it needs to be followed up and prospective informal studies” he told Fox News Digital.
Previous studies have found that walking has effects on brain networks that are important for improving mood, stress and anxiety, one expert told Fox News Digital. (iStock)
“There is already a lot of evidence, including this study, that exercise is associated with improved mood, which is a natural antidepressant.”
The reason why he the number of steps is higher reducing stress is not only mental, the doctor said – it's also physical.
“Exercise increases the release of “happiness hormones” – dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin,” Siegel added.
“The more we sit, or the more we sit, the more depressed we become.”
Previous studies have found that walking has effects on brain networks important for improving mood, stress and anxietyaccording to Dr. Richard A. Bermudes, a psychiatrist and chief medical officer of BrainsWay in Nevada.
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“The more we sit, or the more we sit, the more depressed we become,” Bermudes, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital.
More than 7% of US adults have been diagnosed with depression, and those between the ages of 12 and 25 are most affected, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health. (iStock)
“We also know that there is an incremental benefit to walking – each increase of 1,000 steps per day was associated with a 9% lower risk of depression.”
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Genetics, psychological factors and social stress also play a role in depression, he noted.
However, we know that exposure to natural light, general movement and walking in natural or natural settings have positive emotional effects.”
Exposure to natural light, walking in general and walking in natural or natural areas have positive emotional effects, one expert has noted. (iStock)
Bermudes encourages those fighting stress to “take it one step at a time.”
“For those with severe depression, try to increase daily, increase by 100 steps each day,” he suggested.
“If you work and are stuck at a desk most days, schedule 15 minutes to exercise your brain by walking.”
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Walking outside is better, Bermudes added, as it provides natural light.
Fox News Digital has reached out to academic researchers for comment.