​What is the relationship between exercise and depression in clinical patients?

A) ​Isometric exercise decreases depression; aerobic exercise increases depression.
B) ​Endorphins released by exercise cause depression to increase.
C) ​Moderate exercise is associated with a decrease in depression.
D) ​Group psychotherapy is superior to exercise for treating mild depression.

Isometric Exercise

A type of strength training in which there is no alteration in the angle of the joint or the length of the muscle during contraction.

Aerobic Exercise

Physical exercise of moderate intensity, which relies primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process, enhancing cardiovascular fitness.

Endorphins

Naturally occurring neurochemicals whose effects resemble those of the opiates.