The cheers, the jeers, the chit-chat with the people sitting around me wasfun.

Those are some serious mental health benefitsand they held true for professional and amateur events alike.

The correlation makes sense.

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The feeling of being a part of somethingand part of a community all rooting for the same thingis undeniable.

You dont have to be the one playing to get the mental health benefits.

And who knows, you might like it!

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Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States celebrates with husband Hunter Woodhall after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Long Jump Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France.

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