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SA ban on exercising outside house a risk to mental health: experts – Sydney Morning Herald
South Australians will be banned from exercising outside their homes for six days due to the state’s hard lockdown.
Youth mental health expert Professor Patrick McGorry said the outdoor exercise measure seemed “extreme” and questioned its necessity.
“It’s a very surprising decision and if you look at Victoria it doesn’t seem to be necessary,” he said.
“The trouble of lockdowns is they remove so many sources of ways to maintain mental health. In Victoria, at least we were able to retain some of that through exercise.”
Professor McGorry said about 50 per cent of the population was susceptible to mental ill-health…
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