Park It host, Sameera Luthman is on location at the Naperville Park Districts’ beautiful Fort Hill Activity Center. She is joined by Fitness Manager Kristina McGrath to discuss how exercise benefits mental health and well-being. The duo talks about the critical mind/body connection and some of the many rewards of regularly moving your body, including:
- How exercise helps you connect with others.
- Why being healthy and active makes you feel good and tends to boost self-esteem.
- Why “unplugging” both literally and figuratively on a regular basis, is key to overall well-being.
Sameera and Kristina also chat about how getting started on an exercise goal can feel overwhelming, which can cause many people to quit before they’ve barely gotten started, and offer suggestions on how to make it more manageable. Lastly, they cover some additional benefits to engaging in regular exercise (improved sleep, improved mental focus, and improved physical health), which greatly impacts overall happiness and well-being.
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