Moving Forward in Cornwall - The Importance of an Active Lifestyle on Emotional Resilience

Improved mood – Studies show that physical activity has a positive impact on our mood. One study asked people to rate their mood after period of exercise (i.e. walking) and after inactivity (i.e. reading a book). Researchers found that people felt more awake, calmer and more content after physical activity. For more information and a link to the study, go to the Mental Health Foundation website. Reduced stress – Being regularly active is shown to have a beneficial impact on alleviating stress. It can help manage stressful lifestyles and can help us make better decisions when under pressure. Research on working adults shows that active people tend to have lower stress rates compared to those who are less active. Better self-esteem – Physical activity has a big impact of our self-esteem – that’s how we feel about ourselves and our perceived self-worth. This is a key indicator of mental wellbeing. Those with improved self-esteem can cope better with stress and improves relationships with others. Depression and anxiety – Exercise has been described as a “wonder drug” in preventing and managing mental health. Many GPs now prescribe physical activity for depression, either on its own or in conjunction with other treatments. It is effective at both preventing onset of depression and in terms of managing symptoms.

Measuring Mental Wellbeing The Active Lives Adult Survey: Life satisfaction “Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?” Worthwhile “Overall, to what extent do you feel that the things in life are worthwhile?” Happiness “Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?” Anxiety “Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?” 1,000 young people complete each year. Full results in November.

Minimum Two Hours High Quality PE & Every Child Learns to Swim. 6 Ambitions: Curriculum delivery Physical activity, health & wellbeing Diverse & inclusive offer Competitions Leadership, coaching, volunteering Community collaboration The Framework is built on a foundation of 6 key ambitions that describe a holistic PE and school sport offer. Each ambition is characterised using examples of what great practice looks like in both primary and secondary environments. And brought to life using real case study examples from Cornish schools

Spotlight on the value of PE and school sport in… whole school improvement cross curricular learning closing the inequality gap building resilience employability skills local citizenship We are all aware of the inherent benefits of leading an active life but Time to Move puts a spotlight on the value of PE and school sport in delivering much wider outcomes across the whole school. Ask yourself what are the biggest challenges facing the school and how might PE and school sport help whole school improvement; behaviour, attendance, attainment, engaging with parents, cross curricular learning; both pupils but also staff teaching pedagogies closing the inequality gap; sport as a leveller building resilience employability skills; teamwork, goal setting and evaluation, leadership etc. local citizenship

Overview Currently in 6th year of the programme 40 active clubs Girls Active Clubs HSK Clubs 1,123 young people sustained into activity £150,278 further to be invested