We all know about the physical benefits of exercise, but how does it benefit our mental health? What’s the connection and why don’t more of us make it a priority?

In this episode, Move Your Body For Your Mind, host Dan Murphy talks to Dr. Jennifer Heisz and Trevor Linden about the importance of exercise and how it positively affects their own mental health.

From strengthening our resiliency to improving social connections to reducing anxiety, this episode offers the encouragement we all need to exercise and improve our mental health.

Trevor Linden is a former NHL player and NHL executive and Dr. Heisz is an Associate Professor at McMaster University, Director, NeuroFitLab.com and researcher of brain-body connections.

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