And Psychotherapy Exercise cannot only increase muscle strength, but it can help relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and manic depressive illness. Recently clinicians have found that regular exercise can be incorporated into therapy. On a technical level, clinicians consult with physical trainers and clients to determine the best use of exercise in therapy.
Clinicians incorporate sport psychology principles in a counseling relationship.
Exercise can also provide non threatening social support , it offers a great opportunity for clients to interact with others. According to Shane Murphy, Ph.D., director of Gold Medal Psychological Consultants, found that the increase with exercise in therapy is due to the younger psychologists who learned about sport psychology and wanted to incorporate the principles into therapy.