Activities for a stronger mental wellbeing

Strong mental wellbeing gives you resilience in the face of life’s challenges and is something we can all benefit from. Fortunately, you can improve your mental wellbeing by making small changes to your daily routine.

Build your personal mental wellbeing activity deck

Below, you’ll find a collection of daily activities you can do to improve your mental wellbeing, listed on cards. You can use these activity cards as a tool to help you improve your mental wellbeing:

  1. Select the activity cards you’d like to try and create a personal deck of mental wellbeing activities.
  2. Practise 2-3 of your chosen activities each day.
  3. Check in with how you are feeling in one month.

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  • Get Healthy Get healthy

    Just dance

    Put on some music and bust a move. It will get both your heart and the bassline pumping. Dancing combines all the benefits of listening to music and exercising. It is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and is suitable for people of all fitness levels.

    Put on some music and bust a move. It will get both your heart and the bassline pumping. Dancing combines all the benefits of listening to music and exercising. It is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and is suitable for people of all fitness levels.

  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Embrace Nature Embrace nature

    Try outdoor exercise

    Exercising in natural environments can have positive effects on your self-esteem and improve your mood. Just remember to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide! 

    Exercising in natural environments can have positive effects on your self-esteem and improve your mood. Just remember to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide! 

    What is green exercise and should you be doing it?
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    Join a free exercise class

    There are a lot of free online classes and workouts you can do from the comfort of your house. To add intensity or build strength try using items around the home as weights.

    There are a lot of free online classes and workouts you can do from the comfort of your house. To add intensity or build strength try using items around the home as weights.

    Exercises
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    Stand up more

    Look for opportunities in your day to stand up, instead of sitting down. If you work in an office, consider switching to a standing desk. 

    Look for opportunities in your day to stand up, instead of sitting down. If you work in an office, consider switching to a standing desk. 

  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Keep Learning Keep learning, Take Notice Take notice

    Give yoga a go

    Yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Find a free online video and try it for yourself. 

    Yoga focuses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost your physical and mental wellbeing. Find a free online video and try it for yourself. 

    Search 'Yoga' on YouTube
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    Look for ways to get active

    Get creative with how you stay active. Try walking around whenever you are on the phone and get moving between TV ad breaks or episodes. Increasing your incidental exercise will help you keep active and feeling good.

    Get creative with how you stay active. Try walking around whenever you are on the phone and get moving between TV ad breaks or episodes. Increasing your incidental exercise will help you keep active and feeling good.

  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Embrace Nature Embrace nature

    Ride your bike

    Bike riding is a great way to improve your physical fitness and it is easy on your joints. Hop on your bike and try one of the hundreds of paths around Queensland. 

    Bike riding is a great way to improve your physical fitness and it is easy on your joints. Hop on your bike and try one of the hundreds of paths around Queensland. 

    Cycling routes and bike maps Queensland
  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Embrace Nature Embrace nature

    Try a free exercise class

    Local councils run free exercise classes in parks and community places around Queensland. Head to your local council website to find out more. 

    Local councils run free exercise classes in parks and community places around Queensland. Head to your local council website to find out more. 

  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Keep Learning Keep learning, Connect more Connect more

    Join a team

    Take part in a regular social sporting activity. To find sporting clubs and fixtures near you, visit the link below. 

    Take part in a regular social sporting activity. To find sporting clubs and fixtures near you, visit the link below. 

    Joining a sport or recreation club
  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Embrace Nature Embrace nature

    Take a hike

    Get moving and enjoy the serenity of the natural world with a hike in the great outdoors. There are tracks to suit every fitness level. Your body and mind will thank you for the fresh air and physical exercise.

    Get moving and enjoy the serenity of the natural world with a hike in the great outdoors. There are tracks to suit every fitness level. Your body and mind will thank you for the fresh air and physical exercise.

    Aussie Bushwalking
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    Exercise for a cause

    Not only does taking part in a fun run or charity exercise event get you moving, helping others also comes with bonus feel good benefits.

    Not only does taking part in a fun run or charity exercise event get you moving, helping others also comes with bonus feel good benefits.

  • Get Healthy Get healthy, Embrace Nature Embrace nature

    Try stand up paddle boarding

    Stand up paddle boarding exercises the whole body. 

    Stand up paddle boarding exercises the whole body. 

Need more support?

Practising your mental wellbeing activities regularly can help build your resilience so you bounce back faster when you’re feeling sad or down. But sometimes, you might need some professional help to feel better again. There are a range of services and organisations available to support you.
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