As an important evaluation basis for college students’ health education, mental health plays a pivotal role in the education and training of college students. Physical exercise is a positive lifestyle that can help people build good time management skills and gain benefits from all kinds of sports, with a positive impact on physical and mental health. The article introduces the significance of physical exercise for college students’ mental health, and the analysis of the common problems of contemporary college students’ mental health. The physical exercise enhances the level of college students’ mental health, so that through physical exercise, college students solve common mental health problems in college students, enhance their mental toughness, and promote comprehensive healthy development.
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