Mental Health

Exercise the Body

Exercise is a powerful tool for stress management for two reasons. First, it provides an opportunity for immediate stress release. Even though making time for exercise can be tough, you’ve got to find the time. It will help clear your head and ability to think the rest of the day. Second, with regular practice — and repeated sessions over time —  you can train your body and mind to respond to stress in a more effective way.

Organized athletics are a great way to be active, but you don’t have to play a sport or run marathons to get moving! Whatever form of exercise you enjoy most is the best bet. Why? Because if you like doing it, you’re more likely to want to do it on a daily basis! Every time you exercise, your body makes hormones that encourage the brain to generate new cells. It also protects the cells that are already present. And it builds more and better connections between them. Exercise, as a practice, literally strengthens the brain!

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