Being more physically activity can help improve sleep, mood, anxiety, and connections with other people.
It can be really hard to start being more physically active, so take it one step at a time. Your keyworker can help you plan this.
The key is to find something that you enjoy, which might include activities at home (e.g. follow a YouTube yoga session, or do some hoovering) or out and about (e.g. walk rather than taking the bus or the lift, try a dance class or go swimming).
Check out Oxfordshire Mind’s section on physical activity and mental health: Physical Activity and Mental Wellbeing — Oxfordshire Mind. They give lots of suggestions and tips on how to get started and how much activity to do.
Resources
- You might find it useful to look at these Turning Point resources on physical activity: Find Out More: Physical Activity – Overview | Rise 360 (articulate.com)
- NHS Get Active Your Way website for advice on healthy living and exercise: www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/get-active-your-way
- Oxfordshire Sport in Mind put on activities across Oxfordshire: Oxfordshire | Sport in Mind
- Physical Activity and Mental Wellbeing — Oxfordshire Mind
- You can search the Mind Guide for physical activities in Oxfordshire: Physical Activity Archives – Oxfordshire Mind Guide (oxmindguide.org.uk)
- Getting started | This girl can
- Gro Health is a free health platform or app that supports families with their nutrition, sleep, mental wellbeing and health tracking. The app offers access to NHS-certified support, including: nutritionist-approved recipes; the ability to create your own personalised nutrition programme; on demand workouts and activities; education and support for sleep as well as much more. https://www.keepingwellnwl.nhs.uk/download_file/494/0
- Apps to help you track your activity: Get active – Better Health – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Support around getting more active and losing weight: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/lose-weight/