Increasing Mental Health Benefits from Exercise | Dr Megan Teychenne

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The Mental Wellbeing College

Indi Dissanayake

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6 days ago

Each episode is a deep-dive into the evidence of different mental wellbeing practices. We discuss this with researchers and practitioners themselves. We tease apart the research for you in an applicable way so you can implement strategies and tools to improve your own wellbeing.

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Increasing Mental Health Benefits from Exercise | Dr Megan Teychenne | 64

The Mental Wellbeing College

43 minutes 28 seconds

1 year ago

Increasing Mental Health Benefits from Exercise | Dr Megan Teychenne | 64

Increasing Mental Health Benefits from Exercise with Dr. Megan Teychenne. In this video, Dr. Megan Teychenne and I discuss the benefits of exercise for mental health, the best types, domains, environments and social contexts of exercise for mental health, the benefits of exercise for Postpartum Depression and much more... Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 1:50 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise 5:55 Using Exercise to Treat Mental Illness 8:35 Exercise in Postnatal Depression 17:00 Domains of Physical Activity 25:00 Types of Physical Activity 27:00 Social Context of Physical Activity 32:00 Physical Environments 37:00 Mental Illness as a Barrier 38:55 Training Healthcare Practitioners Associate Professor Megan Teychenne is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and behavioural epidemiologist at Deakin University's Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition. She has an international profile for her research in the area of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental illness (particularly anxiety and depression), with a key focus on targeting 'at-risk' population groups including women (including postpartum and prenatal women) and socio-economically disadvantaged adults. Show Notes Food, Move, Sleep for Postnatal Mental Health www.fomosprogram.com.au "Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews" by Singh et al., 2023 "Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and postnatal depressive symptoms: a review" by Teychenne & York, 2016 "Modifiable barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy: a qualitative study investigating first time mother’s views and experiences" by Connelly et al., 2015 "Physical Activity and Exercise for Pregnancy Guidelines" by Aust. Dept of Health and Aged Care https://www.health.gov.au/topics/phys... "Optimising the effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing: A joint consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society" by Vella et al., 2023 "Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis" by White et al., 2017 "Mood disorders clinical practice guideline" by Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2020)