Therapists and gyms are working both brain and body as the full benefits of fitness are increasingly recognised
Twelve years ago, when he was in his mid-40s, psychotherapist Andrew Keefe found himself in a very stressful job – working with survivors of torture – and really out of shape. Determined to improve, Keefe joined an outdoor fitness class. Hours of burpees and press-ups in London’s Finsbury Park helped him get physically fit, but he was fascinated to discover that his state of mind also completely changed.
“Afterwards I would be incredibly relaxed – blissful,” he says.
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