Exercise your way to health: Depression: Exercise plans to improve your life

ISBN-13: 9781408131824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 128 str.

Debbie Lawrence;Jenny Burns

Opis

This user-friendly guides provides a succinct introduction to the various forms of depression, and talks through the causes, symptoms and available treatments. More importantly, it focuses on the many ways that people can manage the condition themselves, including an extensive and well-illustrated section on exercises.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Foreword Endorsement Introduction What can I do if I have depression? Part 1: Everything You Need to Know About Depression What is low mood and depression? What puts me at risk of depression? What are the signs and symptoms of depression? How can depression be treated? Part 2: Helping Yourself to Health Exercise! Physical activity Lets get ready Lifestyle focus Part 3: The Exercises Why is exercise important for helping to manage our mood? Before you start! Go outside! In the swim Home exercise Appendix Bibliography Find out more

O autorze

Debbie Lawrence is a consultant and writer for the health and fitness industry and has over 30 years' experience as a fitness professional and educator. She is a qualified integrative counselor, a student of yoga and has a special interest in mental health and well-being. She has written a number of qualification and training resources for some of the leading awarding and training organisations in the sector, including: CYQ, The Open University, Active IQ, Yfit, VTCT and EDI. Jenny Burns is an occupational therapist for the NHS and delivers mental-health first-aid programmes endorsed by MIND.