I walk quite a lot every week, and so I get a decent amount of excercise, but I am still depressed and still have anxiety issues.....so I am skeptical about excercise being a 'cure' for chronic depression I wish it were but if that was the case I wouldn't be depressed. Also the worse my depression gets the harder it is to have energy for anything. I know it can be a helpful aspect of treating depression as sitting around doing nothing doesn't help...but if it was as simple as going out and jogging or taking walks regularly I don't think this forum would even exist because people wouldn't be depressed.