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Physical Activity and Mental Health

Physical Activity and Mental Health

we had a great topic tuesday last night

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

so we are continuing on this thread

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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!

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Hey @Determined how's it going? I ride both on the road and trainer. I got into triathlon so I have a TT bike which I am still a little scared of riding on the road, lol. I go mountain biking too, bike trails. At the moment though it's mostly been trainer as I'm trying to build up my endurance while the weather is crappy. I want to do Ironman tris eventually once Covid settles down.
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Hi @BlueBay

You are more energetic than me doing tri's lol. I can not run at all (gumby legs) and having a shower is the extent of me getting wet.

We also mountain bike. Have some great trails close by. We have some good quiet roads that we can ride on also out on the road. Ranging from hilly to mostly flat.

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Not me @Determined i think you mean @bipolarbunny

I'm not capable or fit enough to do a tri

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Whoops

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LoL sorry @BlueBay

Been a long day driving and am a but addled lol.

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ha ha not for me either my sister @BlueBay

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@Determined Yeah I used to do martial arts and a lot of running but as I got older my knees couldn't handle it. I had to find something else, so I picked triathlons. I did them 20 years ago before they became so popular and always wanted to do Ironman Hawaii. So that's my ultimate dream.
I really love mountain biking we have some great trails in Victoria.
Hey maybe we should arrange a virtual trainer ride one night/day? I train on my own so would be great motivation.
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@Eve7 wrote:

i used to do triathlons @Determined but now I have more sense! I sometimes go out on the bike but usually limit my cyclimg to the tour de France every July.


Lol @Eve7 I'm definitely biting off more than I can chew! 😂 But if your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough! 😉

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Virtual ride sounds like a great idea @bipolarbunny . Group riding makes it so much easier. I def could not do more than 15min by myself. Doing it together with my darling makes a big difference.

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I lived in Kona for a couple of years @bipolarbunny that’s as close as I got to doing the Ironman!!!

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