Whenever I see studies on how one type of exercise will benefit one type of health condition in one measurable way, I immediately want to know: How much exercise are we talking about here? Surprisingly, it’s not always obvious how much exercise or how intense the exercise needs to be to have the desired outcome — but thankfully, one team of researchers has gone straight to the logical end of my line of questioning in a new study on treating depression. They ask: What is the bare minimum amount of exercise you need to do to alleviate the risk of depression? And now, dear reader, we know an answer.
