Depression is hugely common in our society. The Mental Health Foundation believes that 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year with mixed anxiety & depression being the most common. It affects 1 in 5 older people living in the community & 2 in 5 in care homes (MHF). This means that a staggering amount of people are having to deal with its devastating fallout at home work & in retirement each year. However evidence shows that a supervised programme of exercise can be as effective as antidepressants in treating mild or moderate depression (Mental Health Foundation / MIND). The link between exercise & mental wellbeing is a key part of recovery & this user-friendly book is there to show the way. As with all the titles in the Exercise Your Way to Health series the book contains a series of well-illustrated exercises specifically designed to combat depression & its physical side effects. Taking into account the prevalence of depression & the well-documented link between exercise & mental health this is a timely publication & one that will help many people regain control of their lives.