Posts about Exercise Medicine

A woman jogging away from the camera on a leaf-covered woodland trail at golden sunrise, illustrating exercise for depression.

Exercise as Antidepressant: Movement That Belongs in the Prescription

Exercise for depression works: a 2024 BMJ analysis of 218 trials found walking, yoga, and strength training ease symptoms, more so at higher intensity.

A swimmer in a black cap resting her arms on the edge of a sunlit indoor lap pool between laps, seen from behind, illustrating exercise and inflammation in arthritis.

Exercise as an Anti-Inflammatory: The Same Cytokine, Read in the Opposite Direction

Key Takeaways: Interleukin-6 was the first molecule ever classified as a myokine — a cytokine produced and released by contracting skeletal muscle fibers — and[…]