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Reading about the kinds of massages types for athletes and that you can actually tailor the massage for pre exercise or event to post event or recovery was informative.

Knowing now that they are actually different than a normal massage, Know what, I will have to ask around for a therapist who does this massage type. When I heard the word sports massage I just assumed it meant a massage for athletes.

Besides, the link between exercise and mental health was studied since the early 1900s. Various studies show a relationship between exercise and how it can ease anxiety and depression, improve mood and ‘selfesteem’, and Besides, the other 19 percent also found a link between reducing anxiety by exercising, however, there were some conflicting results. Anxiety affects 3 the percent adult population to the point of requiring treatment. Consequently, these studies have also illustrated that exercise can create a greater affect when the exercise program is longer than nine weeks. Exercise can actually have a ‘antidepressant like’ affect that might be evident the first week of starting a fitness routine. Ok, and now one of the most important parts. The studies that been conducted clearly illustrate that exercise is linked to a significant reduction in depression symptoms. Clinical depression affects 5 Americans percent, and since the turn of the 20th century there was been 4 metaanalytic reviews focusing on how ‘self esteem’ is affected by exercise. Did you know that the Surgeon General’s Report mentions that exercise may improve mood, however, there was no analytic reviews in this area. These studies have shown that exercise can bring about small but significant increases in selfesteem. Exercise can even improve brain function in the elderly and help stave off dementia. As it can help improve social skills, there has also been clinical evidence that increased physical activity can be beneficial for alcohol and substance abuse recovery cognitive thinking and dependence. This is the case. Engaging in physical fitness to promote healthy mental function is a smart move, with the mounting evidence that exercise has a positive impact on lots of the body’s systems.