The Run Rx

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here’s what we wish more people knew: strength training is one of the most powerful tools we have for supporting mental health.

Research consistently shows that resistance training can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety across a wide range of people regardless of age, s*x, health status, training intensity, or even whether strength gains occur.

You don’t need to train like a pro athlete and you don’t need to be perfectly consistent. You just need to find what works for you.

Yes, strength training causes physical changes, but it also improves confidence, routine, autonomy, resilience, stress regulation, sleep, and social connection.

Here’s to getting stronger and healthier, inside and out.