Mental Health Awareness Week 2013

PsychologyOnline support the continued need to raise awareness of mental health issues. Mental Health Awareness Week, 13-19 May 2013, is organised by the Mental Health Foundation and aims to highlight the impact that physical exercise and activity has on mental health and general wellbeing.

Physical activity is often described as something we ‘ought to do’ to avoid developing health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. What's less often explained is the huge potential it has to enhance our happiness and quality of life and reduce mental illness.

Here’s some advice from the Mental Health Foundation:
Physical activity has a huge potential to enhance our wellbeing. Even a short burst of 10 minutes brisk walking increases our mental alertness, energy and positive mood.
Participation in regular physical activity can increase our self-esteem and reduce stress and anxiety. It also plays a role in preventing mental health problems and improving the quality of life of people experiencing these.

Read more in this free booklet from the Foundation: ‘Let’s Get Physical’

Find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week here: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

To see what events are happening in your area click here.

13th May 2013