Dive into the link between mental health and exercise (includes video story)

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Valeria Ulmos, Alessandra Henriquez and Parsa Sadjadi
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May is dedicated to mental health awareness, so we wanted to better understand the link between mental health and exercise.

We spoke to a psychologist, a gym owner, a sports performance coach and athletes about how exercise is linked to bettering our mental health.

Performance and resilience psychologist Glenn Whitney explains the role exercise has in our mental health.

“Exercise can be just as effective if not more than talk therapy,” said Whitney.

Exercise builds a routine that’s structured through discipline and drive, which create skills that you can use in everyday life.

Surrounding yourself with an active environment where you collaborate with like-minded individuals also gives you motivation.

Valeria Ulmos is a Junior at FIU majoring in broadcasting and communications. She hopes to pursue her career in having her own talk show in entertainment and is a women activist. She is a bilingual podcaster and likes covering entertainment and world trends.

Alessandra Henriquez is a junior at Florida International University pursuing a double Bachelor’s in Digital Art and Digital Communications + Media with a certificate in Asian Studies. As someone with a multicultural background and a love for storytelling, Alessandra hopes to combine her skills with her experiences to produce multimedia content people will enjoy no matter where they are from. She is proficient in both English and Spanish, and as an aspiring polyglot, is currently learning Mandarin and Korean.

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