How does being involved in a sporting/physically active environment affect a person's mental health?

How does being involved in a sporting/physically active environment affect a person's mental health?

1. Biologically/medically

   • Releasing endorphins
   • Helps cure depression
   • Briefly feeling happier
     • Positive or negative?
   • Preventing diseases
   • Age effects
     • Functionality of older people
     • Ability barriers

2. Playing with a team

   • Sense of belonging
   • Keeping teams together
   • Affects of personalities
     • Positive
     • Negative

3. Dealing with success/failure

   • Winning/losing
   • Making or not making a team
   • Competing with others
   • Expectations
   • Life skills
     • Playing sport as a child

4. Pressures

   • Team
     • Needing to win
   • Professionals
   • Parental
     • Pushy parents
     • Sporting parents

5. Placebo

   • Believing that if exercising, you are healthy
   • Ignoring risks of other things

6. Geographical

   • Developing countries
   • Sporting opportunities