text: is it true that exercise, like jogging, can help depression? i have been suffering with depression for a few years now, and only recently have i been getting help.  any way, i heard that exercising, things like jogging and swimming, can help me deal with it better is this true?  why? depression is caused by the lack of endorphins created naturally by your body.  food, excersise and sunshine will definitely contribute to the development of endorphins.  just trying to train yourself to see the positive in place of the negative is also very important in controlling depression.  do your best to see the good in life, we only get to live once.