Can Exercise Change Your Mental Health? | With my Exercise Physiologist Stephanie Ho | Gen IQ

Can exercise really change the way we think and feel?

In this episode of Gen IQ – The Podcast I Wish I Had at 16, I sit down with my Exercise Physiologist and endurance adventurer Stephanie Ho to discuss how movement influences our mental health, confidence, resilience and long-term wellbeing.

Together we discuss:

Can exercise help with stress, anxiety and depression?

What actually happens in our brain when we move?

Why prevention is better than cure.

Common mistakes people make in the gym.

Why breathing and proper technique matter.

Why injured body parts often need to be trained—not ignored.

HIIT vs steady-state cardio and understanding heart rate zones.

What every young person should know about building healthy habits for life.

Stephanie also shares her incredible personal journey—from completing ultra-marathons and endurance expeditions to preparing for a 1,200 km solo ski expedition to the South Pole.

Whether I'm 16 or 60, this conversation is a reminder that exercise can, yes change my body. But also how I experience life.

At Gen IQ I'm asking the questions I wished I asked earlier in life.

Through honest conversations and real stories, I'm exploring health, psychology, work, relationships, money and purpose. Helping young people (and the adults who guide them) make more conscious decisions.

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