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Improve performance
Physical activity has been shown improve cognitive performance and can help strengthen the mind to help alleviate the stresses of everyday life. According to the American Phycological Association, "Exercise may be a way of biologically toughening up the brain so stress has less of a central impact (APA 2017). So anyone that would like to strengthen their mind and improve their performance in school, work, etc, should hold getting exercise high on their list of priorities.
Mental Health Benefits
Physical activity has been shown to have many positive effects on mental health. Hiking is just one of the many activities you can do to become active and start to acquire the benefits to your mental health. Whether you are trying to get better grades in school, relief some stress, or to help alleviate depression, it's important that we all understand that physical activity can help with all of these. Below you will find more specific benefits that physical activity has on mental health.