By Corinna West — 2021
The following interview is part of a “future of mental health” interview series. This series presents different points of view about what helps a person in distress.
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Research shows exercise can ease things like panic attacks or mood and sleep disorders, and a recent study in the journal Lancet Psychiatry found that popular team sports may have a slight edge over the other forms of physical activity.
By withdrawing from competition citing concerns over her mental health, Biles showed that resisting expectations can be more powerful than persisting through them.
More athletes are reporting mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, psychiatric conditions and eating disorders.