Anxiety

The founders of Dorset initiative Resurface share how surfing is supporting young adults through a peer support community

Learning how to run 100km helped me to accept and acknowledge what having an epilepsy diagnosis means and how it affects me mentally as well as physically.

I have thought a lot about why CrossFit training has been key to stopping my OCD. I think it boils down to being constantly challenged. In the beginning I was replacing my feelings of anxiety and self-doubt with a sense of achievement.

It is incredible how the two part documentary titled Mind Over Marathon completely reframed the way I use and thought about exercise.

Running on my own boosted my mental and physical well-being enormously. Running within a supportive community took it to the next level and parkrun gave me both

I learned some fundamental human psychology to better understand the triggers for my Non Epileptic Anxiety Disorder and have managed to get myself to good health again. I owe so much of that to exercise.

We meet the students who are using cold water dips to grow awareness, funds and communities all for better mental health

Despite the sore legs and tired muscles, my passion for running grew and it became my rush. The release that I had once found in alcohol and drugs, was now clean, pure and in my control. 

The founder of StreetGym® shares his childhood and military experiences which inspired an urban workout designed to reduce stress and build confidence.

In my darkest hour, my eating disorder tried to use running to destroy my life. It failed. Running showed me recovery is possible.