We all suffer from the blues every now and then. This is a normal phase that we all go through. Just because you feel sad or depressed from time to time does not mean that you are clinically depressed and that you need to go see a psychologist or psychiatrist. In fact, when you are feeling a bit blue, you can do some things to make yourself feel better!
I think that we are all familiar with these methods - I am sure that you have your own “best cures” for the blues. Some people like to eat chocolate (or some other type of comfort food). I love ice cream! Other people go shopping. Still, other people would go on a trip.
Yet did you know that a short period of physical activity can help beat minor blues away? Yep, according to Amanda Gardner over at Yahoo Health, as little as 20 minutes of any kind of physical activity will do you a world of good. She quotes Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of Women and Heart Disease at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City:
“There’s such a pervasive feeling in this country that, if there’s a problem, there’s always a pill to fix it. This study is just reminding us that it doesn’t take much to actually have an effect even on your mood.”
I absolutely love this finding. This means that I can clean up my house once a week – this would take MORE than 20 minutes, believe me – and that will go a long way to help me feel better. Let’s get cleaning!
译文:
用身体活动打败忧郁
我们都会不时地受到忧郁的折磨。这是一个我们都经历的正常阶段。只因为你不时的感到悲哀或抑郁不表示你被诊断为抑郁和要去看心理学家或精神病学家。事实上，你感觉到一点忧郁，你可以做些事让自己感觉好点。
我想我们每个人都很熟悉这些方法——我敢确信你们对于忧郁都有自己的“最好治疗方法”。有些人喜欢吃巧克力（或者其他种类让人舒服的食物）。我喜欢冰激凌！其他人去购物。还有，另有一些人去旅游。
到现在你是否知道一小段时间的身体活动有助于你打退忧郁呢？是的，根据阿曼达.加德纳在雅虎的健康网，短到只要20分钟的各种身体活动都会让你的世界变的好很多。她引用苏珊博士，纽约雷诺.希尔医院的妇女和心脏科主任：
“在这个国家有这样一种普遍性的感觉，如果有任何问题，总会有药可以解决的。这一研究提醒我们事实上对自己的情绪产生影响不会花太多的时间。”
我很喜欢这一发现。它意味着我可以每周一次打扫我的房子——这需要多余20分钟的时间，相信我——让自己感觉好些有很长的路要走。让我们开始打扫吧！