Aerobic exercise regular is a reliable and effective treatment for mild to moderate depression,and anxiety disorder. Research recommends that yoga might work even superior than other exercise.

A study from Boston University School of Medicine and published by Journal of Substitute and Complemetary Medicine showed that yoga increased levels of gamma-aminobutyric know as neurotransmitter in the brain. Low levels of GABA, a neurotransmitter correlates with depression and anxiety disorders. Investigators followed two randomized groups of healthy volunteers for 12 weeks. Group one performed one hour of yoga three times a week, while the group two walked for one hour three times a week. Before and after the last session, the researchers compared the neurotransmitter levels of apiece of the volunteers in both groups, using attractable resonance spectroscopic imaging. The researches found increased neurotransmitter levels and decreased anxiety among the participants in group one, the yoga group, who also reported a significantly greater reduction in anxiety and improved mood over the course of the study than did the volunteers in group two, the travel group