Why Pickleball Might Be the Perfect Exercise

02/11/25 • 50 min

Pickleball is sweeping the nation. Players of all ages and abilities are joining the ranks of approximately 36.5 million pickleball players in the U.S. What about pickleball is so engaging? Is it the community, competition, exercise, or just plain fun?

Although we may think of pickleball as being great for physical fitness, there are numerous psychological benefits including stress reduction, improved cognitive function, social connection, increased self-esteem and confidence, relief from anxiety and depression, and enhanced focus and mindfulness.

Please join us as our very own Robin May and friends share their foray into pickleball and why they find it both exhilarating and challenging.

Show notes:

www.7Pickleball.com.

www.thedinkpickleball.com.

www.pb5star.com.

Please join us as our very own Robin May and friends share their foray into pickleball and why they find it both exhilarating and challenging.

Show notes:

www.7Pickleball.com.

www.thedinkpickleball.com.

www.pb5star.com.

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It’s that time of year! The cold weather, the snow, the inability to go outside to walk the dog or enjoy nature, the darkness that prevails morning and night, tax season, the election; it seems everything contributes to an ongoing sense of gloom and doom.

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Show Notes:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder.

https://www.psychiatry.org/Patients-Families/Seasonal-Affective-Disorder.

Https://Palousemindfulness.com.

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