Disc Golf for Mental Health

If walking is man’s best medicine and nature possesses the ability to heal us, then Disc Golf must be a proven, reliable vehicle for balancing our overall health – mentally and physically. When we love disc golf, we become acutely aware of this undeniable truth from somewhere deep within our souls. I’m not here to explain the magic of this widely-shared reality, but I value having a public platform to draw attention to it and talk about it, because it’s incredibly therapeutic! It is reported that Hippocrates (460 BC-370 BC) made both of those claims as he studied our collective health 2400 years ago. In fact, he had a lot to say about the similarities and the differences in human bodies and how they work in relation to their environment. Some of it continues to meet the test of time. For example, his clinical understanding of our physical heart still sits at the root of modern cardiology, while a few of his other hypotheses have failed to pass theoretical application. Widely touted as the Father of Modern (Western) Medicine, his influence continues to permeate the field, changing as it grows. It’s faintly reminiscent of Steady Ed’s resounding energetic effect on Disc Golf, albeit on a much larger scale.

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