mental health

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. 

When I developed a dependency on running, it took a long time for me to. Admitting it means you know something is not right and I didn’t want to know something wasn’t right

After a long-term struggle with mental illness and substance abuse issues, my brother sadly took his own life. Four years later and I have just completed a swim across the English Channel in his memory

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

Sarah bought a cheap indoor rowing machine to help her cope with depression, now she is a personal trainer and British Indoor Rowing Age Category Champion twice over

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

In the water in winter the cold numbs all feeling. Physical and emotional pain leaves me from the moment the chilli prickles attack my body and my brain calms me down

I borrowed a mountain bike off a mate and started pounding the country lanes near my house. The effect was both immediate and powerful.

The Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine shares her experiences and passions ahead of the inaugural Movement and the Mind 2019 conference