Be Mindful: The mental health benefits of running and exercise

Be Mindful: The mental health benefits of running and exercise

Fresh off his run at the Big Sur International Marathon, KION's Austin Castro talks about preparing for a marathon while also chatting about the benefits running and exercise can have on mental health. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, running can improve anxiety and provide calm during a normally hectic work or school life. Rochester Regional health says running in a group can also multiply mental health benefits. A study from the Journal of…

Lululemon backs running nonprofit’s nationwide mental health mission

Sasha Wolff started running 14 years ago after she was hospitalized for anxiety and depression and later learned how the physical activity can benefit your mental health.  She first searched for running groups that had the same purpose. When she couldn’t find one, she started her own with a Facebook user... Please login to read all 1136 words.

It’s (almost) all in the mind: the psychology of running

Andy Fuller Host of Everyday Runners podcast and a co-founder of Reading Sideways Press Noel Brick & Stuart HollidayThe Psychology of Running164 pages, paperbackAbingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (The Psychology of Everything)ISBN 978-1-032-06861-9 Many marathon runners share the same experience of hitting the wall. Runners of seemingly all abilities are capable of running 30-35 km at a steady pace before experiencing a sudden drop in their pace. Th…