It&#x27;s not uncommon for mild depressive symptoms to resolve with exercise. In fact, it&#x27;s rare for exercise to not be helpful in depression.<p>But where most commenters go off the rails is in assuming that other people&#x27;s depression is equivalent to what they experienced in the past, which couldn&#x27;t be farther from the truth. If exercise produces a mild improvement for you and your symptoms were mild to begin with, you&#x27;ll likely approach remission, which is awesome. But if your depression is moderate or severe, then intense exercise may only move you from &quot;really miserable&quot; to &quot;still kind of miserable&quot;. Again, not arguing that exercise shouldn&#x27;t be encouraged, but it&#x27;s critical to remember that <i>your</i> depression experiences are not equivalent to others&#x27; depression.