(NPR) – If you feel a lift after exercise, you’re in good company. Movement can boost mood, and according to the results of a new study, it can also help relieve symptoms of depression.

As part of a review of evidence by the Cochrane collaboration — an independent network of researchers — scientists evaluated 73 randomized controlled trials that included about 5,000 people with depression, many of whom also tried antidepressant medication.

“We found that exercise was as effective as pharmacological treatments or psychological therapies as well,” says Andrew Clegg, a professor at the University of Lancashire in the U.K. (Read More)