Bearing the Weight – Lifting and Mental Health
So to go even beyond the benefits of exercise, it’s important to acknowledge how much doing something you enjoy can dramatically improve your quality of life. For me this hobby happened to be lifting weights.
Murph Memorial Recap
It occurred to me then that what I was experiencing was a microcosm of what goes on in day to day life: I get stressed. I get busy. I get caught-up. And I forget about the reasons, the very important reasons, of why I am doing what I am doing.
Individualizing Care. Creating Community.
e of the biggest barriers to recovery is social isolation which is so congruent with substance use and mental health disorders alike.
Commemorating the 2 year anniversary of CrossFit services @ HAWC
Don’t get me wrong – something is better than nothing… especially when you’re talking about movement. BUT CrossFit offers some benefits that get left out in the cold in the traditional gym space.