Let’s just say your regular Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday routine might be doing more for your mood than your morning coffee.
If you’ve ever walked off the court grinning ear to ear and thought, “Man, I needed that,” you’re not imagining it. Science just caught up to what every die-hard player already knows: the more you play pickleball, the better you feel — not just physically, but mentally too.
That’s not just some feel-good mantra slapped on a t-shirt. A new study out of Saint Louis University , published in Frontiers in Sports Science , actually measured the connection between pickleball participation and mental wellbeing.
The results? Let’s just say your regular Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday routine might be doing more for your mood than your morning coffee.
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The Study That Proved It Researchers surveyed over 1,600 pickleball players across the U.S., ages 18 to 89 — though most hovered around 63.
They weren’t just looking for casual “yeah, I feel good” answers. Participants filled out the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index, a legit global standard for measuring mental health, alongside detailed questions about how often and how long they played pickleball each week.
Here’s the standout:
Players who hit the court three or more times per week scored significantly higher on mental wellbeing than those who played once or twice. Same thing for session length — pl... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/playing-more-pickleball-actually-improves-your-mental-health-new-study-finds/
