Depression and Posture

Walking with good posture can ease depression, study finds October 5, 2012 by Philip Riley in Psychology & Psychiatry (Medical Xpress)—
Walking with a slouched or despondent body posture can lead to feelings of depression or decreased energy, but those feelings can be reversed by walking in a more upright position, according to new research. Ads by Google Exercise Your Brain - Games You Didn't Know Existed to Fight Brain Decline and Aging. - www.lumosity.com In an article published Oct. 5 in the journal Biofeedback, Professor of Health Education Erik Peper found that simply choosing to alter body posture to a more upright position can improve mood and energy levels. "We tend to think the brain and body relationship goes one way. In fact, the passages go both ways," Peper said. "When you choose to put your body in a different mode, it's harder to drop into depression."/.../