Can you run from your problems? Well, maybe. Researchers are more confident that exercise can not only alleviate some of the symptoms of depression, it might also provide some protection against getting depressed in the first place. From Gretchen Reynolds in the NYT: “The pooled results persuasively showed that exercise, especially if it is moderately strenuous, such as brisk walking or jogging, and supervised, so that people complete the entire program, has a ‘large and significant effect’ against depression, the authors wrote. People’s mental health tended to demonstrably improve if they were physically active.” I’ve always argued there is a strong mind/body connection. (It’s called the neck.)