A Vero Beach, Florida, entrepreneur, Robert Johnson guides the fitness-focused company Stealth Self Health. Robert Johnson’s professional activities in Vero Beach include coaching clients who have a wide range of fitness levels and encouraging their well-being. While attending the San Diego State University School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences, Mr. Johnson authored his thesis, "Effects of a Twelve-Week Cardiovascular Exercise Program on Depression, Mood States, Trait and State Anxiety.” Studies over the past 35 years have found significant links between consistent exercise and lessened frequency of mild to moderate depression. One 1999 Archives of Internal Medicine study compared three groups within a total of 156 male and female subjects who suffered from depression. One group took Zoloft, an antidepressant, another group followed an aerobic exercise regimen, and the third group did both. The surprise finding was that subjects following all three regimens had approximately the same results. With 60 to 70 percent of those who participated no longer classified as having major depression, those who exercised regularly were less likely to relapse into depression by the six-month mark. The methods vary in which exercise can improve mood. One method is an activation of endorphins, which decreases pain perception and enhances natural immunity. In addition, regular exercise has a host of cardiovascular benefits that improve overall wellness and can boost self-esteem.
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AuthorRobert Davis Johnson, Vero Beach, FL holds a bachelor of science from the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics and a master of arts from the San Diego State University School of Public Health and Health Sciences, where he studied physiology. Archives
July 2016
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