Research often points to exercise as a good way to boost mental health, but a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests that it's not just physical movement that affects mental health.

There was a clear need for community and education around running for mental health, so in 2017, I started the process of turning Still I Run into a non-profit organization.

Exercise has many benefits, both curative and preventive, for physical and mental health. Any amount of exercise, even if it falls below the suggested amount, is likely to produce benefits ...

Follow a healthy diet. Don’t overindulge in caffeine or alcohol. Both can affect your sleep habits. Keep moving. Exercise, even in small amounts, will help you feel better and more energized.

How To Use Exercise As Part Of Your Mental Health Toolbox Safely And Effectively Movement is a proven mood elevator, but there are reasons why doctors don't formally prescribe it.

Study authors found that intervals of exercise 12 weeks or less were most effective for improving symptoms related to mental illness, suggesting that even small changes for a short period of time ...

Period loss, or amenorrhea, affects approximately 3% to 4% of women of reproductive age. It can be the body’s response to an ...

New research has approached the relationship between exercise and brain health with a long-term view, tapping into a year’s worth of Fitbit data to gauge the impacts of different types of ...

Some of the strongest evidence for the mental benefits of exercise centers on depression. In 2016, Hovland and his colleagues searched the published literature and identified 23 clinical trials ...

On World Mental Health Day, WH rounds up 13 of its favourite leading ladies who rely on movement to manage a myriad of mental hurdles. Using it to cope with anxiety and stress, improve sleep, or ...

And conversely, an exercise program that leaves you feeling worse about yourself—think of the cliché of old-school phys ed classes—might not help your mental health regardless of how much it ...

Runners in Hawaii exercise at sunset. Exercise has profound effects on brain structure and provides more subtle mental health benefits as well. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images for IRONMAN Mental ...