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:
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.
It's amazing how quickly you regain a sense of peace and calm through deep breathing exercises. The Xhalr website has a visual breathing tool to help you.
It's amazing how quickly you regain a sense of peace and calm through deep breathing exercises. The Xhalr website has a visual breathing tool to help you.
Take time to pre-prepare your meals for the week. You could save time and money, plus you'll set yourself up for a week of healthy eating.
Take time to pre-prepare your meals for the week. You could save time and money, plus you'll set yourself up for a week of healthy eating.
Caffeine is a stimulant. It wakes you up in the morning, but can also keep you up at night. Try cutting out caffeine during day for a better night's sleep.
Caffeine is a stimulant. It wakes you up in the morning, but can also keep you up at night. Try cutting out caffeine during day for a better night's sleep.
Head outside at night and spend time gazing at the stars. Search for constellations and shooting stars.
Head outside at night and spend time gazing at the stars. Search for constellations and shooting stars.
Turn movie night into a learning opportunity with a great documentary. Search for titles online or try the 'on-demand' apps provided by free-to-air TV stations.
Turn movie night into a learning opportunity with a great documentary. Search for titles online or try the 'on-demand' apps provided by free-to-air TV stations.
Spend some time in the sun and observe how it feels on your skin (remembering to observe sun safety rules as well).
Spend some time in the sun and observe how it feels on your skin (remembering to observe sun safety rules as well).
Re-read your favourite book, or re-watch your favourite childhood movie - see if it makes you feel the same way.
Re-read your favourite book, or re-watch your favourite childhood movie - see if it makes you feel the same way.
Follow an online tutorial and learn how to do something new. You can join State Library of Queensland for free access to Lynda.com - an eLearning platform that includes over 5,500 courses and 136,000 video tutorials.
Follow an online tutorial and learn how to do something new. You can join State Library of Queensland for free access to Lynda.com - an eLearning platform that includes over 5,500 courses and 136,000 video tutorials.
Growing your own produce is a great way to help increase your daily fruit and vegetable intake. Not only will it help you eat seasonally and save money, but gardening helps you stay physically active. Visit the Healthier. Happier. website to find out how to get your garden started.
Growing your own produce is a great way to help increase your daily fruit and vegetable intake. Not only will it help you eat seasonally and save money, but gardening helps you stay physically active. Visit the Healthier. Happier. website to find out how to get your garden started.
Challenge yourself to try one new thing each week. It could be a new recipe, hobby or even a new type of exercise.
Challenge yourself to try one new thing each week. It could be a new recipe, hobby or even a new type of exercise.
Make time each day to disconnect from technology and observe the simple beauty of the world around you.
Make time each day to disconnect from technology and observe the simple beauty of the world around you.
