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Does Running Help with Mental Health?
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought writing about how running can help in supporting mental health was fitting.
The physical benefits of running have been proven in many studies, but the mental health aspect still lacks high-quality research.
As runners, we know how much better a run can make us feel if we have a bad day or how it can help us work through some difficult times in our lives. But what does the research say?