{"id":19092,"date":"2019-05-31T10:16:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/acting-on-what-we-learn\/"},"modified":"2019-05-31T10:16:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:16:43","slug":"acting-on-what-we-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/acting-on-what-we-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting on what we learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr Dane Vishnubala, Chief Medical Advisor, <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activeiq.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Active IQ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMental health awareness is high within the leisure sector: the \u2018standing room only\u2019 response to the seminar I chaired recently at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevatearena.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elevate<\/a> shows this. I can\u2019t take all the credit for the high turn-out for the \u2018<em>Ending the stigma of mental ill-health &#038; the role of physical activity in promoting positive mental wellbeing\u2019 seminar. <\/em>Setting out to explain the significant and measurable impact physical activity can have on managing and preventing mental ill-health, I was joined by Lorna Tweed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loughborough University\u00a0<\/a> who shared excellent insight and research findings on the topic and Rob Stephenson from <a href=\"https:\/\/inside-out.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InsideOut<\/a> whose compelling personal account of living with bipolar disorder challenged the audience perception. But that was the start point, not the destination\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love a good conference as much as the next person and come away feeling energised, enthused and raring to go to implement all the great new ideas and concepts dangled in front of me.\u00a0 I rush back to the office but, more often than not, the day job consumes me once again and some of the brightest ideas I brought back from the conference hit the back burner or, worse still, the bin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do urge anyone in my audience at Elevate, you reading this blog now and others who may have seen any of my recent pieces on the topic of mental health awareness to not let this one get side-lined until you have more time.\u00a0 Because the time is now for mental health awareness. The issue is high on the agenda. Active IQ has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activeiq.co.uk\/qualifications\/level-2\/active-iq-level-2-award-in-mental-health-awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Level 2 Mental Health Awareness Award<\/a> to the market and it\u2019s going down a storm with trainers, operators and instructors.\u00a0 The eyes of society are fully open to the need for greater mental health awareness, empathy and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m active as a GP and also as an adviser to the physical activity sector and know that mental health awareness training is a vital step forwards. GPs, PTs, group exercise instructors and coaches see many people who could benefit from mental health support as well as physical support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a great time at Elevate but imprinted on my mind was Rob\u2019s presentation alongside mine where he was determined to share his management strategies and experience that helped him lose the stigma surrounding mental ill-health. He put things into context and it was humbling to hear.\u00a0 His message was the main take away from our session and showed that with the right help people with mental ill-health can move forwards and achieve great things. However long your To Do list is, please put \u2018mental health awareness training\u2019 at the top because we can only make a difference here if we act on what we learned.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Dane Vishnubala, Chief Medical Advisor, Active IQ \u201cMental health awareness is high within the leisure sector: the \u2018standing room only\u2019 response to the seminar I chaired recently at Elevate 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