When You Exercise but Your Mind Does Not.

It is astonishing to find out that exercising affects people with diagnosed depression differently than it affects others. 

Whereas exercising often reduce an inflammation marker protein in people, it does not happen the same way in those who are depressed. 

So, if you are depressed and would like to tackle higher risks of heart disease and other conditions like type 2 diabetes relate to this protein marker, then exercising won't help you achieve that goal. I'm perplex. 

When some lights are out..

But still, on second thought, any and all changes in the body requires chain biochemical reactions. And when our brain works less efficient and some mental processes maybe blocked or hindered by depression, some physiological reactions just don't go the way they normally would go. So, it should come as a very little surprise.

If you are depressed, mild, moderately or severely, work on your mental health difficulties. Like I always say, make it a full time job if you have to. Without mental health, everything starts to work against ya.
Related Source: the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity and the National Institutes of Health.