%0 Journal Article
%T Resistance exercise for anxiety and depression: efficacy and plausible mechanisms.
%A Herring MP
%A Meyer JD
%J Trends Mol Med
%V 30
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar 20
%M 38296721
%F 15.272
%R 10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.016
%X Anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders are prevalent and poorly treated. The salutary benefits of resistance exercise training (RET), a potential alternative therapy, are well established, but mental health effects are understudied. This forum article summarizes the most rigorous evidence regarding efficacy of resistance exercise and provides a primer for putative psychobiological mechanisms.