Exercise For Mental Health: The Evidence | 58 In this Solocast, we dive into the evidence for whether exercise can actually improve mental health. It's something we all feel, but what does the science and evidence say? Welcome to the Mental Wellbeing College, where we explore the evidence for lifestyle behaviours on mental health. I am a Provisional Psychologist and PhD Candidate investigating all things Exercise Therapy. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 2:43 The ‘Good Stuff’ and the ‘Bad Stuff’ 5:40 The Evidence for Exercise and Mental Health 7:30 Best Types of Exercise 8:20 Time-Out Hypothesis 12:57 When Exercise May Not Help Mental Health 16:45 The Importance of the Environment Notes "A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being" by Marquez et al., (2020) "Exercise-induced anxiolysis: a test of the "time out" hypothesis in high anxious females" by Breus & O'Connor (1998) "Exercise & Mental Health: Panic Disorder, Anxiety & Adherence" with Prof. Pat O'Connor

In this video, we discuss the current prescription practices of healthcare practitioners (e.g. doctors, psychologists, nurses) regarding lifestyle behaviours such as exercise. We explore why many healthcare practitioners are not having these important conversations and strategies to overcome these barriers. Dr. Chris Keyworth is a Chartered Psychologist & Associate Professor at University of Leeds, researching in health psychology and health behaviour change in individuals and healthcare professionals. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 3:28 What is a Lifestyle Behaviour? 5:33 Importance of Lifestyle Behaviours 10:20 Public Health Promotion of Lifestyle Behaviours 17:20 Barriers of Lifestyle Behaviour Promotion in Healthcare 30:20 Facilitators to Lifestyle Behaviour Promotion in Healthcare 37:40 Training Healthcare Practitioners on Lifestyle Behaviour Promotion Show Notes "‘It's difficult, I think it's complicated’: Health care professionals’ barriers and enablers to providing opportunistic behaviour change interventions during routine medical consultations" by Keyworth et al. (2019) "Delivering opportunistic behavior change interventions: a systematic review of systematic reviews" by Keyworth et al. (2020) "Are healthcare professionals delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions? A multi-professional survey of engagement with public health policy" by Keyworth et al. (2018) "Perceptions of receiving behaviour change interventions from GPs during routine consultations: a qualitative study" by Keyworth et al. (2020) "Barriers and enablers to delivering opportunistic behaviour change interventions during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study in healthcare professionals" by Vogt et al. (20203) "‘In someone's clinic but not in mine’ – clinicians’ views of supporting lifestyle behaviour change in patients with psoriasis: a qualitative interview study" by Nelson et al. (2014) "Exploring barriers and enablers to the delivery of Making Every Contact Count brief behavioural interventions in Ireland: A cross‐sectional survey study" by Meade et al. (2023) Make Every Contact Count- Consensus Statement by NHS https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content... Quality and Outcomes Framework by NHS https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-infor...

In this episode, learn about the effects of exercise on brain structure, how exercise improves cognitive function, whether exercise can help prevent Dementia and neurodegenerative diseases and much, much more... Art Kramer is a Professor Psychology and the Director of the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University. He is one the most highly-cited researchers in the exercise-cognition space, publishing prolifically over the past 40+ years. Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 3:05 Art’s Research Career 4:40 Can Exercise Improve Cognition? 10:10 Best Type of Exercise for Cognitive Improvements 16:20 Structural Changes in the Brain 22:35 Exercise and Dementia 31:55 The Future of Exercise Research Show Notes "Fitness effects on the cognitive function of older adults: a meta-analytic study—revisited" by Kramer & Colcombe (2018) "Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition" by Hillman et al. (2008) "Aerobic exercise effects on cognitive and neural plasticity in older adults" by Erickson & Kramer (2009) "The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: Results of a one‐year exercise intervention" by Voss et al. (2013) "Exercise is medicine, for the body and the brain" by Nagamatsu et al. (2014) "Role of brain structure in predicting adherence to a physical activity regimen" by Gujral et al. (2018) "Brain structure and function predict adherence to an exercise intervention in older adults" by Morris et al. (2022) "Brain structure, cardiorespiratory fitness, and executive control changes after a 9-week exercise intervention in young adults: A randomized controlled trial" by Zhu et al. (2021)