Adel B. Korkor, MD

. In this Mental Health Minute, Adel B. Korkor, MD, discusses the science behind exercise’s efficacy, his own struggles with anxiety , and how it all inspired him to start a 

 devoted to achieving mental wellbeing through physical activity.

 is a retired physician and founder of the nonprofit Five Fifty Five Run/Walk.

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Running, walking, and other forms of exercise create some specific chemical changes in the body—which may end up benefitting the mind. 

Adel B. Korkor, MD

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