One of our regular players at Progress, Tim Pennal, recently read an interesting article about the importance of adults needing to play more.

The natural corollary is that adults should also strive to play more pickleball.

He felt that the key paragraph of article is as follows:

Play is so important to human well-being that Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play, classifies present-day society's tendency to overlook it as a public-health issue. "Severe play deprivation is associated with smoldering depression, ideological rigidity, a lack of optimism, and often a quick response to confrontations that could otherwise be settled without violence or hostility," says Brown, who has examined the play histories of thousands of subjects throughout his career as a clinical researcher. Engaging in play can help increase optimism, self-motivation, trust, and empathy for others, he says.

The entire article can be found here: https://www.outsideonline.com/2404063/adult-recess-free-play.

Thanks to Tim for sharing this with us.