0
Search
0
Search
0
NSCA Company Logo
Become a member Create Account
Become a member Create an Account

Potential Benefits of Exercise for Helping Reduce Depression in Tactical Occupations

by Nick Ramirez, NSCA-CPT, TSAC-F
TSAC Report May 2025
Vol 75, Issue 1

Share:

This article discusses the potential benefits of exercise for helping reduce depression in tactical populations.

Paywall block issue

This article is not configured properly for members or paid content.
isMemberOnly: {{isMemberOnly}} | isPaidContent: {{isPaidContent}}
spc: One or more parts of the product SPC is missing.

Read the full article

View the video

Login to view more

{{discountDesc}} Valid thru {{discountEnds}}

This {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}} is available with a NSCA membership

This {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}} can be purchased for {{prices}}
Price includes membership pricing and promotions

Purchase this {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}}. Price range: {{prices}}
Price range includes membership pricing and promotions

Become a Member Add to Cart Login

This article originally appeared in TSAC Report, the NSCA’s quarterly, online-only publication geared toward the training of tactical athletes, operators, and facilitators. It provides research-based articles, performance drills, and conditioning techniques for operational, tactical athletes. The TSAC Report is only available for NSCA Members. Read more articles from TSAC Report 

Related Reading

Alvar, BA, Sell, K, and Deuster, PA. (Eds.) NSCA’s Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2017.

Coburn, JW, and Malek, MH. (Eds.) NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2012.

Share:

REFERENCES

  1. Alvar, BA, Sell, K, and Deuster, PA. (Eds.) NSCA’s Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2017.
  2. American Psychiatric Association. What is depression?Retrieved April 2024 from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression.
  3. Coburn, JW, and Malek, MH. (Eds.) NSCA’s Essentials of Personal Training(2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 2012.
  4. Craft, LL, and Perna, FM. The benefits of exercise for the clinically depressed. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 6(3): 104, 2004.
  5. Hepner, KA, Roth, CP, Sloss, EM, Paddock, SM, Iyiewuare, PO, Timmer, MJ, and Pincus, HA. Quality of care for PTSD and depression in the military health system. Rand Health Quarterly 7(3): 4, 2018.
  6. Hruby, A, Lieberman, HR, and Smith, TJ. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder and their relationship to health-related behaviors in over 12,000 US military personnel: Bi-directional associations. Journal of Affective Disorders 283: 84-93, 2021.
  7. Knapik, J, Steelman, R, Trone, D, Farina, E, and Lieberman, H. Prevalence of caffeine consumption, and factors associated with use among active duty united states military personnel. Nutrition Journal 21(1): 22, 2022.
  8. Martino, BM, Ekkekakis, P, Magagnoli, M, Zampogna, D, Cattedra, S, Capobianco, L, et al. Physical exercise in major depression: Reducing the mortality gap while improving clinical outcomes. Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: 762, 2019.
  9. McArdle, WD, Katch, FI, and Katch, VL. Essentials of Exercise Physiology(5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2016.
  10. Moradi, Y, Dowran, B, and Sepandi, M. The global prevalence of depression, suicide ideation, and attempts in military forces: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross sectional studies. BMC Psychiatry 21: 1-31, 2021.
  11. National Institute of Mental Health. Major depression. 2023. Retrieved 2024 from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression.
  12. Otis, NP, Walter, KH, Glassman, LH, Ray, TN, Kobayashi Elliott, KT, and Michalewicz-Kragh, B. Comorbidity of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder: Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of surf and hike therapies among service members. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 2024.
  13. Wolanin, A, Gross, M, and Hong, E. Depression in athletes: Prevalence and risk factors. Current Sports Medicine Reports 14(1): 56-60, 2015.
  14. Xie, Y, Wu, Z, Sun, L, Zhou, L, Wang, G, Xiao, L, and Wang, H. The effects and mechanisms of exercise on the treatment of depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12: 705559, 2021.
  15. Zumwalde, JK, Hawkins, BL, and Young, KM. Mental health stigma in active duty service members receiving mental health services. Military Medicine188(9-10): 3152-3159, 2023.

Learn about the benefits of NSCA Membership »
About the author

Nicholas Evan Ramirez, CSCS, TSAC-F

Contact Nicholas Ramirez

Contact Nicholas Ramirez

Your first name is required.
Your last name is required.
Your email is required.
Your message is required.
Your reCaptcha is required.
Send

Your email was successfully sent to Nicholas Ramirez

Nick Ramirez serves as the Flight Chief for the Human Performance Flight at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC, where he oversees the Phy ...

View full biography
About
Education
Certification
Membership
Events
Professional Development
Store
#NSCAStrong #NSCAStrong

has been added to your shopping cart!

Continue Shopping Checkout Now

Full Page Experience