Athletic trainers address mental health concerns among student-athletes with yoga sessions

.....“We started doing these sessions because the NCAA as a whole has recently wanted colleges and universities to bring a focus to not just physical health, but mental health as well,” Arend said.

Arend stressed the importance of a collegiate athlete’s overall health and well being. She said that the athletic trainers collaborated together and decided to offer free 30-minute yoga sessions to all student-athletes at SRU on a monthly, if not weekly basis. Arend said that the athletic training department approached senior Zack Baynham to help lead the yoga sessions......

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Bethany`s Notes: What a great option for students to do an activity together to address their mental health. I hope this continues and students and staff recognize the importance of having both a mentally and physically strong student athlete.