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"Whether it&amp;#x27;s just the occasional blues or full-fledged depression, how do you perk up when you&amp;#x27;re down? Singer Alanis Morissette self &amp;quot;medicates&amp;quot; with exercise. Guess which fitness activity always gets her through tough times ... Running! The 35-year-old told Runner&amp;#x27;s World that &amp;quot;running has made being depressed impossible. If I&amp;#x27;m going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured I&amp;#x27;ll come back with clarity.&amp;quot; She has completed two marathons, but Alanis says she sometimes struggles to find the motivation to run. &amp;quot;But,&amp;quot; she says, &amp;quot;I tie my laces, put on a tight bra and get out there like a little robot. The first 10 minutes are excruciating, but soon I get into the flow.&amp;quot; Love that! Does running, or some other form of exercise, help you beat the blues? More reading: *4 things you didn&amp;#x27;t know about dancing cutie Julianne Hough... *Have you ever let a fight or a breakup with a guy take you to a very dark place--let&amp;#x27;s talk about Alexa Ray Joel ... *Miley Cyrus&amp;#x27; motivating 2-word mantra ... she had it tattooed to her chest! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Photo: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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