Mental Health Week Nature Run

Mental Health Awareness Week 10th -16th May 2021

Our relationship with nature – how much we notice, think about and appreciate our natural surroundings – is a critical factor in supporting good mental health and preventing distress.

Nature is an important need for many and vital in keeping us emotionally, psychologically and physically healthy.

When it comes to mental health benefits, nature has a very wide definition. It can mean green spaces such as parks, woodland or forests as well as blue spaces like rivers, wetlands, beaches or canals. It also includes trees on an urban street, private gardens, verges and even indoor plants or window boxes.

This is great news as it means the mental health benefits of nature can be made available to nearly every one of us, no matter where we live.

With technology at our fingertips, It's all too easy to get wrapped up in PBs, exercise tracking and fitness goals, and to lose that simple feeling found in the pleasure of movement.

So, the GoodGym training session for Mental Health Awareness Week is to strip it all back to nature.

Forget the Garmin Ignore the distance and pace Simply run (walk or cycle) for the pure enjoyment of moving.

Any distance, any time.. Just take time to listen to your thoughts, appreciate the birds chirping and see how the trees sway. Just strip it all back and enjoy the surroundings.

Want to know more about Mental Health Awareness week?

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week