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Get active, boost your wellbeing, and step into a lifestyle that lifts you up every single day.
We’ve partnered with Active Essex to bring the Find Your Active: Move for your Mind campaign to our communities, creating more opportunities to stay active, feel good, and support your mental health.
Find Your Active: Move for your Mind is a county-wide movement that highlights the powerful connection between physical activity and mental wellbeing. Whether it’s walking, yoga, or online workouts, there’s something for everyone, it’s just about finding what’s right for you.
Use the Find Your Active activity finder to discover local sessions and events in your area, making it that much easier to get moving and look after your mental health. https://findyouractive.activityfinder.net/
According to National Mind, moving more is good for our physical and mental health. Movement stimulates the release of endorphins – your body’s natural happiness boosters – helping to build resilience and leaving you feeling more balanced, energised, and ready to take on life’s challenges with a clearer mind. It can also help to:
We know that there are times when getting active feels difficult, especially if you’re living with chronic pain or a mental health condition that affects motivation. Others may find themselves over‑exercising or navigating challenges such as an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder, which can also make movement feel complicated.
If you are living with a condition, you may want to speak to your GP or a health professional before you get started, to make sure you begin exercising in a safe way.
We know that there are times when we struggle with being active. Living with a mental health condition that affects your motivation, or experiencing chronic pain, may be an issue. Some people also may over-exercise or struggle with mental health conditions such as an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder.
If you are living with a condition, you may want to speak to your GP or a health professional before you get started, to make sure you begin exercising in a safe way.
Take a step towards better mental health with our friendly Wellbeing Walks. Open to everyone, these walks are a great way to get outside, stay active, and meet new people in a relaxed and supportive environment.
We have walks 5 days a week, spread over Basildon, Billericay and Wickford. Checkout our Walking group page: walking-group
What about Yoga? We have a Friday yoga group with Sarah from Totally Yoga. Find more details here: yoga
If you think you have green fingers you can join our Allotment group on a Tuesday or once a month on a Saturday. Find more details here: allotment-project
Whether you’re looking to improve your mental wellbeing, build a routine, or simply enjoy some fresh air, our walks, yoga and allotment are a welcoming space for all abilities.