Many GP’s are now choosing to prescribe exercise programmes for people with mild depression, over dishing out anti-depressants!
Exercise can improve mood, reduce anxiety and improve concentration. Exercise has an effect on certain chemicals in the brain that affect our mood and make us feel happier.
Mild symptoms of depression really can be helped by working to a programme that the individual feels comfortable with by setting up SMART goals that are achievable, realistic & measureable.
Students are ditching the stereotypes of being beer-drinking, kebab-eating health disaster zones – and are switching to more puritanical, clean-living lifestyles, according to a survey.
About one in four students is now teetotal, says National Union of Student Services – and among the rest of the student population there is a growing appetite for exercise facilities and healthy eating.
Pilates isn’t just for girls, it’s for everyone and anyone.
But don’t take my word for it! Read here how some of your favourite sportsMEN take part in regular Pilates classes…
