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What Exercises Are Best For Mental Health?

It seems intuitive that exercising makes us healthier in more ways than one — when our bodies are healthy, so are our minds.

But there’s actually not a lot of large-scale research supporting that belief. That's why Yale Professor Adam Checkroud and a team of researchers decided to complete a first-of-its-kind study to find out what kinds of exercise lead to the best mental health outcomes.

The Show spoke with Chekroud about the research and how it all started.

Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.