Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May 2024 17 May 2024 This year, NRAS are teaming up with Mental Health Foundation and We Are Undefeatable for Mental Health Awareness Week. This year’s focus is Movement: Moving more for our mental health. Mental Health Awareness Week runs from the 13th to 19th May 2024. This year’s focus is on ways to get moving throughout the day which can help boost your mood. Staying active with a long term health condition can have its ups and downs and it can be challenging to find a way to keep physically active in a way which is accessible for you. We Are Undefeatable have come up with 5 easy 1-minute exercises to help you keep active. Moving is not just about high intensity exercise but a way in which you can fit small movements into your daily routine. There are many ways in which you can try and get some more movement into your day: Starting your day with a spring in your step – put on some music and dance A lunchtime walk around your neighbourhood Squats whilst waiting for the kettle to boil, (if you are able to) Using a tin of beans to do some evening bicep curls Moving is a great way to improve our mood, reduce stress and can even help us to sleep better at night. If you’ve not been able to exercise for a while, think about smaller activities or move parts of your body that you are comfortable with. We Are Undefeatable are an organisation which supports people with long term health conditions. Their video below shows ways in which you can move five in five to help get more active. Click to close video modal Close News, 30 Jun Our NEW Exercise module has launched on SMILE-RA! We are very excited to announce that our long awaited SMILE-RA module on the Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise has launched! Learn about the science, the benefits and some of the myths about exercising with rheumatoid arthritis. If you have any difficulty getting motivated and need help to get started this module is perfect […] Publication Emotional Health & Well-being Matters Article 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness Blog by Nadine Garland The World Health Organisation states that wellbeing is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It is easy to focus on physical wellbeing when dealing with a chronic health condition such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and […] For more information on Mental Health Awareness Week please see links below: Mental Health Foundation We Are Undefeatable
News, 30 Jun Our NEW Exercise module has launched on SMILE-RA! We are very excited to announce that our long awaited SMILE-RA module on the Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise has launched! Learn about the science, the benefits and some of the myths about exercising with rheumatoid arthritis. If you have any difficulty getting motivated and need help to get started this module is perfect […]
News, 30 Jun Our NEW Exercise module has launched on SMILE-RA! We are very excited to announce that our long awaited SMILE-RA module on the Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise has launched! Learn about the science, the benefits and some of the myths about exercising with rheumatoid arthritis. If you have any difficulty getting motivated and need help to get started this module is perfect […]
Article 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness Blog by Nadine Garland The World Health Organisation states that wellbeing is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It is easy to focus on physical wellbeing when dealing with a chronic health condition such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and […]
Article 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness 10 ways you can improve your mental well-being if you have a chronic illness Blog by Nadine Garland The World Health Organisation states that wellbeing is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It is easy to focus on physical wellbeing when dealing with a chronic health condition such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and […]