is group would have only received two days of aerobic exercise per week, slightly lower scores are a small possibility. If it is indeed the case that the combination of anaerobic and aerobic exercise produces lower depression scores in adolescents, this could be utilized in treatment programs for depressed youth, and maybe used as a program to stop healthy youths from developing symptoms of depression.Future research, in this area of the affect of exercise on depressed adolescents, could study a number of things. First, the intensity of the aerobic exercise could be looked at. Studies have not been done to show whether the intensity of the exercise would change any benefits in depression received from exercise. An exercise routine which has a higher intensity could produce more beneficial consequences for the exercising group. Another area which could be interesting to look at is the issue of adherence to the exercise program. Since these adolescents are depressed, they most likely do not have very much motivation to continue with an exercise program. Trying to make a depressed adolescent adhere to an exercise program could be very different from what it would take a depressed adult to adhere to a program. Different things could be motivating for adolescents compared with adults. Also, differences may be found in what it would take a male subject to adhere, compared with a female subject. One last issue, which could be difficult to research further, is that of a bigger sample size for experiments dealing with depressed adolescents. This could be difficult because it would not be easy to find a large group of depressed adolescents who would be willing to take part in a study which is at least 12 weeks in duration. However, if a larger sample size could be attained, the generalizability to the greater population would be enhanced.ReferencesArnheim, D., & Prentice, W. (2000). Principles of Athletic Training. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.Beck, A...
