PHYSICAL activity is good for your body but it’s great for your mind too. Research has shown that exercise releases chemicals in your brain that make you feel good. This leads to benefits such as boosting your self-esteem, helping you concentrate, as well as sleeping, looking and feeling better. This cannot be bad for something you can quite easily do for free!

Being active doesn’t have to mean taking out an expensive gym membership, jogging at an unearthly hour of the morning or sporting unflattering Lycra. There are so many ways to be active and they can all help to improve your mental health.