#12 How Running is good for Mental Health

Episode 12 of the Smiling Again podcast, hosted by Kim Moore, titled "#12 How Running is good for Mental Health" was published on October 7, 2021 and runs 33 minutes.

October 7, 2021 ·33m · Smiling Again

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Summary

Running is good for mental health! But what makes it so good and how do we get more of that goodness to improve our mental health?One of the biggest challenges with running is maintaining consistency, lacing up and getting out the door more regularly. Today, I talk with Gareth Gailey a running coach and England Athletics Mental Health Ambassador. Tapping into his expertise as a running coach working with many clients with mental health challenges, we uncover some of the reasons why running has helped me so much on my healing journey as I putt my life back together in a healthy way after losing my husband to alcoholism. We chat about mindset, purpose, and opening up, getting it all out in the open, starting those difficult conversations while out on a run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Running is good for mental health! But what makes it so good and how do we get more of that goodness to improve our mental health?

One of the biggest challenges with running is maintaining consistency, lacing up and getting out the door more regularly.

Today, I talk with Gareth Gailey a running coach and England Athletics Mental Health Ambassador. Tapping into his expertise as a running coach working with many clients with mental health challenges, we uncover some of the reasons why running has helped me so much on my healing journey as I putt my life back together in a healthy way after losing my husband to alcoholism.

We chat about mindset, purpose, and opening up, getting it all out in the open, starting those difficult conversations while out on a run.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.