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Mindful Movement

6-week course to help improve your physical and mental wellbeing

Course overview:

The main aim of Mindful Movement is to raise participants’ awareness of healthier lifestyles to support overall wellbeing. During the course, we will explore the importance of being more active, having a balanced diet, and how to stay well in the long term, whilst demonstrating how this can directly improve mental health and wellbeing.

Over the 6 weeks, we will consider the benefits of physical activity on our mental wellbeing, along with exploring food groups, healthy eating, and setting SMART goals. We will also show how to overcome barriers to exercise and deal with setbacks and will touch on other related topics such as alcohol awareness, aerobic, strength, and flexibility training, and the importance of support from other people. Each session will include a short inclusive activity that promotes movement, for example, a walk around Central Park, or a low-impact activity within the Hub.

  • Week 1 — Introduction and overview of the course, exploring the importance of physical activity to health and wellbeing, step counts, and activity.

  • Week 2 — Exploring the barriers to being more active, motivation and confidence, SMART goals, REP scale, and activity.

  • Week 3 — Influences on food choices and understanding food labels and what we are eating, and activity.

  • Week 4 — Exploring common ideas about healthy living, dealing with setbacks, energy balance, and activity.

  • Week 5 — Developing strength and flexibility, reflections, and activity.

  • Week 6 — Group physical activity (to be agreed with participants)

 
 
“It was excellent, the course facilitators were very supportive and positive.”
“Found it very interesting. Great support for you when you suffer from poor mental state and have lost your way.”
“Very inclusive, no matter what disability you had.”
— Previous participants on the course

Course format:

Mindful Movement is a six-week course consisting of 6 x 1-hour sessions (one per week). The course is hosted by Argyle Community Trust and Devon Mind staff, who will guide attendees through conversations and presentations focused on the core topics above. Each session will include elements of group discussion, and movement, and will allow time for questions and exploration. Due to the weekly activities, participants are recommended to wear loose comfortable clothing, and supportive shoes, and to bring along a water bottle. This course is free to attend. Registration is required to join.

 

Please note: You do not have to be of any particular level of fitness to engage in this course. All activities will be inclusive, low-impact, and can be adapted to all levels of need.

The focus is on raising awareness of the benefits of physical exercise and introducing everyday movement into our lifestyles.

 

Upcoming course dates:

We are running Mindful Movement on the following dates:

  • Session dates and times:

    • Session 1: Tuesday 7 May 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm
    • Session 2: Tuesday 14 May 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm
    • Session 3: Tuesday 21 May 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm
    • Session 4: Tuesday 28 May 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm
    • Session 5: Tuesday 4 June 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm
    • Session 6: Tuesday 11 June 2024, 1:30pm — 2:30pm

    Location:

    Central Park Community Sports Hub, 16 Mayflower Dr, Plymouth PL2 3DG (map)

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Frequently asked questions:

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  • Mindful Movement is free to attend. Register to secure your place on the course.

  • Anyone in Devon aged 18 years or over is welcome to register for the course.

  • In order to get the most value from the course, and to ensure no one misses out on a place, we highly recommend that you attend all 6 sessions. If you are unable to attend a session for whatever reason, please get in touch and we can discuss this further.

  • Attendance varies, but to keep everyone comfortable we aim for a group size of up to 16. At times this may be slightly less or more dependent on various factors, including available facilitators and demand for the course.

  • Any future dates for this course will be added to this webpage as soon as they are confirmed. We also recommend signing up to our email newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with new course and workshop dates!