Get active, boost your wellbeing, and join your local community.
We’ve partnered with Active Essex to bring the Move for Your Mind programme to our communities, creating more opportunities to stay active, feel good, and support your mental health.
Move for Your Mind is a national programme led by Active Essex, designed to improve wellbeing through movement. Whether it’s walking, yoga, or online workouts, there’s something for everyone, and every little helps.
Use the widget to discover local sessions and events in your area, making it easier to get moving and look after your mental health.
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.
Find out more about Find Your Active: Move for your Mind here: https://www.activeessex.org/find-your-active/
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.
You can get moving and support Mid and North East Essex Mind…
Would you like a unique opportunity to run through the grounds of Colchester Zoo? What about free entry to explore the Zoo after you run? Well, now is your chance!
