Here's how much more

“You know that working out is good for your health, but you might want more. Here's how much more.”

Sure, exercising helps you lose weight, strengthens your heart, and basically does a body good. If you've been working out for a while, you may have discovered some other benefits you weren't expecting. Researchers found that physical activity may reduce depression and fatigue by increasing self-efficacy, or the belief that one can master physical goals and attain a sense of accomplishment. Get your daily workout, then go conquer the world

I read a lot of "self help" books and especially like when something is backed up by science.

recently finished The How Of Happiness and am currently reading The Willpower Instinct.

there are some things that keep coming up as helpful in a way that can be studied and verified and one of them is exercise.  

another one is meditation, BTW.  you really can't go wrong if you do either or both of these things. helps with everything!

I never thought I would like exercising- I've been doing it pretty much daily for several years now- but I feel so much better afterwards. Plus my health is much better and I look pretty good now for age 63.

What's that saying- eating is the most used anti-anxiety agent and exercise is the least used antidepressant.