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...known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid employment can impact health and wellbeing positively by generating a sense of self identity and purpose, the act of being in paid work itself can be seen as psychologically beneficial (DWP, 2006). However, ......

...when we think of walking and outdoors: both are immensely beneficial for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. Both are also immensely beneficial for people who have a neurodegenerative condition such as a type of dementia. You can read more about the ageing brain here. Walking is a type of exercise suitable and beneficial for everyone, and being outdoors just...

...There are many suitable ways of exercise for older people that improve physical as well as mental health and wellbeing (see more in this article), with exercising outdoors being especially stimulating. An example can be walking six to nine miles per week, reported to prevent brain shrinkage and memory loss. In 2018 it was estimated that 11.9 million people within the UK...

...better through regular exercise, the less ageing is going to adversely affect us in terms of mental health and wellbeing. As we all know, physical and mental health are not two different things. These are very closely interlinked entities, with one greatly influencing the other. With every improvement that is achieved in our physical health, we ......

...and take a short walk! Spending time outdoors has also huge benefits for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. You might be interested in short – public facing articles listed below and OU & Parks Trust YouTube Channel. Resources Vseteckova J (2020) Ageing Well Public Talk Series