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​Research​​​​

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Videos​

1. The Real Reason Exercise Boosts Your Brain Power

2. The #1 Way To Strengthen Your Mind Is To Use Your Body | Wendy Suzuki

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Articles

1. Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression, anxiety, Science daily 4/5/2010

2. Physical Fitness Linked To Better Mental Health in Young People, The New York Times, 4/29/2024

3. Exercise Found Effective Against Depression, The New York Times, 10/10/2000

4. Effects of exercise on anxiety and psychiatric comorbidities in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Liqiang, Z., Wenkun, S., Huina, G., et al. 2/19/2026. Frontiers In Psychiatry.

5. A multilevel meta-analysis of the effects of exercise interventions on inhibitory control in children with ADHD. Haozhi, W., , Shanshan, W., Gong, C. 1/26/2026. Front Psychiatry. 

 

Books​

• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, Dr. John J. Ratey with Eric Hagerman

• Conquering Depression and Anxiety Through Exercise, Keith Johnsgard, 2004

• ​The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.

• Foundations of Exercise and Mental Health by Larry M. Leith, Ph.D.

• ​Working it Out: Using Exercise in Psychotherapy  by Kate Hays. Ph.D.

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