TV > Exercise = Depression?

Not much surprise in this report that women who exercise and avoid television are less likely to become depressed. This according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The study was part of the U.S. Nurses' Health Study. Of course the possibility remains that women prone to depression are also more likely to watch TV and to remain sedentary. The exact relationship between these behaviors and depression remains to be elucidated. However, other studies have indicated that physical activity lessens symptoms related to depression. Moreover, we do not need to be slaves to our predispositions, the vast majority of us are quite capable of taking deliberate measures to increase physical activity, and limit TV and other sedentary traps.