Regular exercise is one of the best activities one can engage in to manage mental health, regardless of whether or not someone has a mental illness. Strenuous cardiovascular exercise is especially effective.

Sustained and regular physical exertion initiates a variety of physiological and neurological effects that no medication, diet, or other forms of coping can compensate for. Neuroplasticity, chemical balance, sleep cycle, physical well being are all affected by exercise far more effectively than medications and can, in fact, help to mitigate side effects presented by meds.