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Our Mission
To advance the science of movement and exercise as tools to improve mental health and strengthen treatment.
We do this through integrating population-based analyses, mechanistic research, intervention development, and clinical translation to understand how exercise and physical activity can enhance wellbeing, reduce depression, and transform the effectiveness of mental health care.
Come See How:
RESIST
Understand how resistance exercise training influences and is used as a treatment for depression
CBT+
Learn how pre-therapy routines influence the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
Community Involvement
See how we’re starting to implement and share our findings directly with the broader public
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More of What we do:
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What Gets in the Way of Moving featuring Madeleine Connolly
Read the article below and learn more about our Research Associate, Madeleine Connolly!
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New UW–Madison study to examine how exercise could support psychotherapy
“Successful behavioral therapy often hinges on individuals taking action and making changes in their lives,” he says. “We have both psychological and biological reasons to think pre-therapy exercise might help get people in the mindset to do that.”
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We are hiring a Research Specialist!
The Wellbeing and Exercise Laboratory, led by Dr. Jacob Meyer, PhD, is recruiting a Research Specialist to assist in the day-to-day functioning and coordination of an NIH-funded clinical trial termed the CBT+ trial. This trial will run for 3 years and investigate the effect of priming regular one-on-one therapy sessions with exposure to exercise or…