We are all very excited about the Christie Health and Wellbeing Event and will enjoy many of the activities and feel encouraged to be more active and take better care of ourselves. Just take a look at Chris T Bear doing his prep for the day!
But how do we sustain this?
Well you could take a leaf out of Chris T’s book (ho, ho) and use some library resources.
* Go to the library catalogue
* Type in health and wellbeing
* If you fancy a bit of fiction type in books for breaks
* Visit the library to take out a title – all staff can join
Is there anything else?
These websites have been recommended by NHS staff and peer reviewed for usefulness, accessibility and free to use.
Living life to the full
Free online courses written by Dr Chris Williams, Professor of Psychiatry and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Glasgow. The courses cover low mood and stress and all of the common linked problems this causes. Work out why you feel as you do, how to tackle problems, build confidence, get going again, feel happier, stay calm, tackle upsetting thinking and more.
MoodGym
MoodGYM is a free, interactive program consisting of 5 modules, which help you to explore: Why you feel the way you do; Changing the way you think; Knowing what makes you upset; Assertiveness and interpersonal skills training and how to develop good coping skills for the future so that you can enjoy good mental health.
NHS Choices Live well pages
Trusted health and wellbeing advice from the NHS on 104 topics. Link to information on keeping fit, stopping smoking, eating well, feeling happy.
Yoga with Adrienne
If you struggle to get out to classes have a look at this YouTube channel with lots of yoga tutorials. Led by Adriene, from beginners to advanced, and for different levels of ability and interests. Highly recommended.
These APPS have been recommended by NHS staff and peer reviewed for usefulness and accessibility and free to use as far as possible.
Stop, breathe & Think
A friendly app to guide people through meditations for mindfulness & compassion With this app, you can practice Mindfulness and Meditation through a process called STOP, BREATHE & THINK.
Active 10 walking tracker from Public Health England
Just 10 minutes of brisk walking every day can benefit your health, improve the way you feel and reduce the risk of a number of long-term conditions such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
FoodSwitch-UK
Uses the smartphone’s camera (autofocus camera lenses required) to scan the barcodes of supermarket food. Rates each food item for its contents of four criteria (total fat; saturated fat; salt; sugar) on a simple ‘traffic-light’ colour-coded scale (red for high, amber for moderate, and green for low). Suggests healthier alternatives after searching a database of foods created by researchers.
…… and finally Myhealthapps.net 
Brings together 100s of the world’s favourite tried and tested healthcare apps. (Please note some of the Apps do have a cost).
We would like to thank our colleagues at Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust for providing us with the information for the websites and apps