Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has many benefits. From increasing your fitness to providing you with the tools to defend yourself. These are some of the more obvious benefits, but what about how BJJ can benefit your mental health?

Your mental health can be just as important as your physical health, and although it is not as as easily identifiable as physical health – it is just as important to keep your mind healthy as it is your body. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can help improve your mental health too.

Exercising Releases Endorphins

Exercising releases endorphins in your brain. These “feel-good” chemicals are released during exercise and physical activity. There is a lot of physical activity when training Jiu Jitsu. Therefore, the more physically active you are, or the more you train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the more endorphins will be released. This will increase your mood, make you feel good and all while training one of the most effective self defence martial arts

Stress Relief