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EP 22: Using physical activity as a tool for our mental health
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Chris Muldoon is the founder of Strideful, an app that offers walking and running programs for mental wellness.
He's a former NCAA Division I runner and currently coaches at SUNY Erie and with the Snyder Track and Field youth program.
In this episode we chat about:
- Running with dogs!
- His running and mental health journey
- Physical activity and how it benefits mental health
- How to start moving for health, not just performance outcomes
- Building habits and making it a practice
- Connecting mood with activity and finding that sweet spot with activity level
- Learning how to ebb and flow training with the seasons of life
- Ditching that all or nothing thinking
- Who is Strideful for, how does it work, and what do he hopes users will gain from it
- Breaking down the “running as therapy mentality”
- Exercise as a tool in our mental health toolbox
- And so much more!
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Check out the strideful app: https://stridefulapp.com/
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