Staying active promotes better mental health

While the groundhog’s prediction this year of six more weeks of winter was right on target for many parts of the country, now that it’s firmly into spring, it’s a great time to start thinking about being more active.

When most people think of exercise, it’s for the physical benefits it can provide, and there are many. Regular physical exercise can help trim waistlines, increase aerobic capacity, build muscle size, improve sex life and even add years to a life.

But if that’s not enough to get people up and motivated to exercise more, then they should also consider the mental health benefits of...