We readily go to the health club when our doctor suggests we need more exercise, but we regularly neglect the 'mental health club' that our well-being more truly requires.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People talk about physical fitness, but mental health is equally important. I see people suffering, and their families feel a sense of shame about it, which doesn't help. One needs support and understanding. I am now working on an initiative to create awareness about anxiety and depression and help people.
Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health.
Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication.
There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
Psychiatrists always say, Oh, we're very professional. I use exercise as my medication.
Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.
Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
I have long recognized a link between fitness and mental health and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results.