Often, the thought of engaging in sports has been equated with the state of being in good mental health. Through many different studies it has been proven that playing sports has a psychologically beneficial impact on women. Not only does playing sports have a helpful impact on anxiety, depression, emotion, and mood, but it also has a constructive effect on self-esteem and body image. Many women suffer from having a negative body image, but playing …showed first 75 words of 935 total…

…showed last 75 words of 935 total…and increase in parasympathetic activity, thus resulting in a reduction in the excitability of the nervous system. When taking part in sports, all of the different occurrences that go through the body help increase the immune system. An increase in the immune system gives a benefit to the athlete because when the body has less of a chance of breaking down physically, then the woman has less of a chance of having a mental breakdown.