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Popular media has touted a provocative claim that exercise is purportedly as effective as medication in treating symptoms of depression and anxiety. Such headlines are undoubtedly appealing, suggesting a simple, accessible remedy within everyone’s reach. Yet while the benefits of exercise for mental and physical health are well documented, we must be careful to assess such findings with a critical eye, even when they align so neatly with prevailing narratives and views, including some of my own.
The claims arose from a…