Mental Health

  • The Effects of Exercise on Mental Health

    The Effects of Exercise on Mental Health

    May 13, 2025

    Exercise and physical activity are important for nearly all aspects of life, including not only physical but also mental health. Exercise can help moderate stress levels within the body, improve cognitive function, increase muscle mass, regulate inflammation, reduce body fat, and improve self-image1. Additionally, research has increasingly demonstrated support for exercise and its positive effects […]

  • Benefits of Spending Time Outside

    Benefits of Spending Time Outside

    March 11, 2024

    Spending time outdoors provides many benefits for the mind and body. As a physical therapist, I preach the importance of maintaining a regular means of exercise to all of my patients. It is important to find a form of exercise that we enjoy and that we can stick with for the long term to see […]

  • Sports Injuries & Mental Health

    Sports Injuries & Mental Health

    May 23, 2022

    As a Certified Athletic Trainer at South Christian High School and Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, usually I get to talk about the parts of my job that I love but today I get to discuss mental healing and sports injuries! Today we are doing something a little different. We are talking […]

  • ABC’s to Mental Health

    ABC’s to Mental Health

    June 16, 2020

    Now more than ever, we are being faced with a time of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regular routines have been changed to include new realities such as working from home, temporary job uncertainties, home-schooling children, social distancing and health concerns. These changes are challenging and impact us all differently, but we are in […]