11/09/2026
๐ง EXERCISE MEDICINE & MENTAL HEALTH: THE RESULTS ARE IN.
What happens when exercise medicine becomes part of a personโs mental health care?
Our real-world findings at Chronic Care Australia show promising improvements in both mental and physical wellbeing for people living with a primary diagnosed mental illness.
Across our 12-week Exercise Medicine programs, clients who participated 2โ3 times per week experienced:
๐ 34% reduction in depression scores
๐ 37% reduction in anxiety scores
๐ 31% reduction in stress scores
And the benefits extended beyond these measures, with participants reporting:
๐ช 87% improvement in perceived fitness
โค๏ธ 79% improvement in health & wellbeing
๐ฅ 69% improvement in motivation to exercise
๐ 36% increase in perceived happiness
๐ด 11% improvement in perceived sleep quality
At CCA, weโre committed to generating real-world evidence that demonstrates what happens when healthcare focuses on outcomes that matter to the people receiving it.
Exercise is more than movement. It can be medicine too.
๐ Read more about our mental health findings via the link in our bio.