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Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Hi SANE Community,

On Tuesday night, we will be welcoming a special guest from the SANE Support team to talk about Physical Activity and Mental Health.


Many of you have met our special guest as a moderator on the SANE Forums, and I am excited to welcome @Peregrinefalcon!

Being active and the benefits for mental health

Being active is about more than physical health. We are seeing that mental health and emotional wellbeing are also improved as a result of regular physical activity.

Physical activity can mean any body movement that requires you to use energy. This could include walking, gardening, team sport, yoga, pilates, weights and dancing. Whether you are thinking of building more activity into your day, or already keeping active, join us to talk about the role activity plays in your mental health journey.

This discussion will talk about the benefits of physical activity on wellbeing, how we stay motivated, explore the barriers to getting active, and create a list of activities you might like to try!

Please join us here on Tuesday the 6th of July 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to follow this conversation.

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New to the forums or want to get involved in this discussion? Check out the How To Guide for Topic Tuesdays.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

There’s a whole lot of people just been selected for Tokyo @Anastasia who all had their start in little athletics so it’s not an impossible goal but there’s smaller goals to achieve along the way.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

I like what you said @Peregrinefalcon about having a plan. That definatly works for me from an accountability point of view and having something to measure progress by.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

and with your exercise thread you have @Determined , so we can come and support and encourage you xx

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

That’s why I have my bike in front of the tv living the dream at the back of the peloton in the Tour de France. Magnificent scenery, forget about everything just for 30 minutes a day @Peregrinefalcon @Daisydreamer @Determined @Adge @Oaktree

In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

That's a great idea @Determined

Start an exercise thread to keep me motivated.

Might use that

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@Adge You have certainly been through your fair share of surgery. It can be hard to adjust to our "new normal" after significant changes and accept our new limits. Such a huge learning curve

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

I tend to be all or nothing and very much a perfectionist.-- same as my mr shaz @Oaktree

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Question 5... I find motivation in especially around that massive lockdown period that just by getting out of the house is good for my MH and the feeling of not being alone just by seeing other people even though they are strangers a simple good morning or hello made me feel that I wasn't alone

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Our last question for the night Q6:

Finding something enjoyable can help you get started. Let’s brainstorm as many activities as we can think of that involve physical activity (feel free to get creative!)

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Physical Activity and Mental Health // Tues 6th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Here we go, a mega list!

  • Running
  • Bodyweight exercise
  • Walking
  • Zumba
  • Rowing
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Boxing
  • Cycling
  • Gardening
  • Cleaning the house
  • Dancing
  • Yard work (mowing, raking leaves)
  • Swimming
  • Climbing stairs
  • Rock climbing
  • Hiking
  • Nature photography
  • Team sports (basketball, soccer, football)
  • HIIT (high intensity interval traning)
  • Weight training
  • Frisbee
  • Skipping
  • Hula hoop
  • Shopping
  • Trampolining
  • Looking after an active child!
  • Playing with a pet
  • Bowling
  • Workout videos
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