having a schedule and pushing yourself as hard as you can is probably the point. When you lift you are pushing yourself. When I run hard for 30 minutes I am pushing myself. It is pure self motivation. Why would you not feel good after that? At the very minimum you are helping to sustain a certain mental focus. Additionally, if you think about CBT and how that is used to treat depression it is easy, in my mind, to glean how thinking about your thinking for good, particularly during exercise can be a positive on your mental health. I know when I am 22 minutes I am thinking a lot of positive thoughts about making it to the end and that I am strong enough to finish. This shit is CBT.
