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We all know that exercise is good for our physical health. A growing body of research is revealing that physical activity also has powerful implications for our mental health. If you follow my blog, you know that I regularly discuss the importance of existential health: people need to feel like they are living meaningful lives. Might physical exercise boost our existential health? The research says yes. 我们都知道锻炼对我们的身体健康很有益处。越来越多的研究正表明，体育活动对我们的心理健康也有很强的影响。如果你曾关注了我的博客，你就会知道我经常性的谈论的存在的健康的重要性：人们需要感觉好像他们正过着有意义的生活。体育锻炼有可能增强我们的身体健康吗？研究表明是可以的。 For example, research has established that exercise is good for mood. People are happier after they engage in physical exercise and there is evidence that exercise can help with depression (a disorder related to chronic negative mood). In fact, a number of scientists have argued that clinicians should consider prescribing exercise as part of a treatment plan for patients with depression. Critically, studies have demonstrated that people are more likely to perceive their lives as meaningful when they are in a good mood. When you are happy, it is easier to appreciate life and to feel like it is worthwhile. Thus, by boosting mood, exercise may boost meaning. | 
