Exercise & Mental Illness
1:56 minutes
If you have a mental illness (anxiety, depression), or experience high levels of stress, talk to your doctor and an OptiHealth Medical-Fitness Technician about a Therapeutic Fitness Training program as part of your medical treatment plan.
Video Notes
Mental Health Benefits of Exercise include:
Many people think they do not have enough energy to exercise. But in reality people do not have enough energy because they do not exercise. Exercise is energizing!
Exercise reduces negative feelings, and enhances the foundational feeling for mental health (sense of well-being).
Exercise prevents and protects against both physical and mental diseases.
Conclusion: Regular Exercise prevents Mental Illness.
- Protects against Depression
- Reduces age-related Dementia
- Reduces symptoms of Anxiety
- Reduces feeling of Distress
- Reduces feelings of Fatigue
- Enhances sense of Well-Being
Many people think they do not have enough energy to exercise. But in reality people do not have enough energy because they do not exercise. Exercise is energizing!
Exercise reduces negative feelings, and enhances the foundational feeling for mental health (sense of well-being).
Exercise prevents and protects against both physical and mental diseases.
Conclusion: Regular Exercise prevents Mental Illness.