The next course will run from Friday 18 September to Friday 11 December at Studio 41, Basingstoke. To register your interest, please email sportandwellbeing@basingstoke.gov.uk
GoodGym is a community who get fit by doing good. We run, walk and cycle together to do practical tasks for community projects and isolated older people.
No equipment or experience needed. Sessions are fun, social, and inclusive for all.
Find details about sessions on the GoodGym website
Join a friendly physical activity class, a perfect blend of music, movement and motivation. Easy to follow exercises for flexibility, strength and balance will help you to feel energised, supported and ready to keep moving with ease.
The Ridgeway Centre, Blackdown Close, Basingstoke RG22 5BW
When: Every Tuesday 1.30pm to 2.15pm
Cost: £3 pay as you go
No booking required, just turn up.
For more information email aaron.boyd@serco.com or call 01256 474378
Sport in Mind provides free sport and physical activity opportunities for children and young people to help build confidence and self esteem, meet new people and support low mood and other mental health challenges.
Youth Activities for Mental Wellbeing
Sessions run weekly (excluding school holidays)
Day: Tuesday
Time: 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Activity: Sport and games
Venue: The Link, Newchurch Road, Tadley, RG28 4HN
Day: Wednesday
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Activity: Sport and games
Venue: Sports Hall, Everest Community Academy, Oxford Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9UP
Day: Thursday
Time: 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Activity: Sport and games
Venue: Sports Hall, Andover Leisure Centre, West Street, Andover, SP10 1QP
Find more information on the Sports in Mind webpage.
To join a session, a parent / guardian will be asked to complete the registration form
These classes are aimed at older adults who may be at risk of falling. Sessions are led by qualified Postural Stability Instructors who use evidence based exercises aimed at improving strength, balance, flexibility and the confidence and ability to carry out normal activities of daily living. Tips for getting up from the floor if you fall and coping techniques such as crawling and rolling while on the floor are also given.
Find your nearest Steady and Strong class
Love to Move sessions are starting at The Link, Tadley, providing gentle, dementia‑friendly seated movement‑to‑music activities. Each session costs £3 and there’s no need to book. Sessions begin on Wednesday 15 April, with more information coming soon. To register your interest email sportandwellbeing@basingstoke.gov.uk.
If you want to quit smoking there is help available. For information visit the smokefree Hampshire website, call 0800 772 3649 or text QUIT to 80011.
The Healthier Families campaign provides information you can use to improve your own health and the health of your family. From short 10-minute active game ideas for keeping the kids busy to healthy, affordable recipes.
Visit the Healthier Families website
Basingstoke Voluntary Action organise social walks of differing abilities to help you get moving whilst enjoying nature. You can join as a walker or organise your own walk as a volunteer.
Find more details on Wellbeing Walks with Basingstoke Voluntary Action (bvaction.org.uk)
You can get active by becoming a Green space volunteer. Find out about the positive effects that conservation volunteering has on wellbeing.
Getting outside can have real physical and mental benefits. Read the five ways to wellbeing (NHS).
Making direct contact with soil, whether through conservation volunteering, gardening, or making mud pies, has been shown to improve mood, reduce anxiety, and facilitate learning.
Research by neuroscientist Dr. Christopher Lowry, has found that microbes in the soil activated neurons in the brain responsible for producing serotonin (happy hormone). In addition, the neurons that lit up were related to the immune response, suggesting a connection between the immune system and emotional health.
This is further evidenced in research by scientists from the University of Helsinki found that children that spend more time out in the forest, rather than in urban settings, have healthier and more diverse microbiomes, which is linked to a healthier immune system.
For information on how you can get involved in volunteering, or help nature in your local area, visit the Natural Basingstoke Random Acts of Wildness webpage or email wildlifeconservation@basingstoke.gov.uk
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