Early antidepressant effects of supervised Nordic walking in adults with moderate to severe depression: A randomized controlled trial
Supervised Nordic walking was found to be associated with substantial reductions in depressive symptoms within five weeks, particularly among individuals with severe depression. Implications of our findings and study's limitations are discussed.
Authors
- Matthew P. Herring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6835-5321)
- Fabien D. Legrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6205-3242)
- Clément Ginoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-228X)
- Brendon Stubbs
- Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3 (FR)
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (FR)
- Sultan Zainal Abidin University (MY)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121618
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00