Exercise For Mental Health
About Exercise For Mental Health
This group program promotes healthy living and aims to help patients integrate aspects of both psychological and physical recovery. It focuses on topics such as exercise, diet, nutrition, balanced lifestyle, motivation, goal setting and mindfulness. The program explores different types of exercise in a safe environment (Cardio, Resistance and Mobility based) and then sets activities and goals to be completed independently each week.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You want to learn about healthy nutrition, exercise, weight management and the positive impact this has on one's mental health and wellness.
- There has been a deconditioning of your physical self and you are not sure where to start exercising. Looking to rebuild confidence and capacity.
- You are struggling to implement an exercise program that is sustainable.
- You have attempted to increase your exercise and sustained an injury or burnout with exercise losing its enjoyment and mood elevating effect.
- You are struggling with strategies to manage and mitigate the side effects of existing or new medications. Eg Weight gain.
Program content
- Exercise
- Diet
- Nutrition
- Motivation
- Mood monitoring
- Goal setting
- Balanced lifestyle
- Mindfulness
What you will experience
In this program you will participate in group sessions which usually have between 6-10 participants. The group will be led by a qualified exercise physiologist who will support group participants to learn practical skills and evidence-based strategies for exercising and eating well. With time to implement practical skills at the gym and take these skills home to begin appropriate regular exercise and informed healthy eating.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Understanding how exercise benefits those with mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression.
Objective 2
Developing an understanding of appropriate strategies to implement exercise and dietary changes to assist in our long-term wellbeing.
Objective 3
Develop an understanding of the metabolic side effects of psychiatric medications and implementing strategies to minimise these side effects.
Objective 5
Assist in the maintenance of these changes through motivation and education around sustaining healthy behavioural change.
Objective 4
Design an appropriate weekly exercise program and practice implementing the changes over 5 weeks.
Objective 6
Learn to make healthy food choices with tools and strategies to reduce discretionary food intake and make informed healthier food choices being able to understand and compare food labels..
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Workbooks
To guide you though education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Extra Resources
Tools to help you overcome common challenges.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
Check-ins
Support between treatments to help keep things on track.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will find this program helpful?
People who want to learn about healthy nutrition, exercise, weight management and the positive impact this has on one's mental health and wellness.
When does this treatment start, and how long does it take?
Please contact the Belmont Therapy Programs Unit on 33980270 for start dates and to be places on the waiting and call lists. This program runs for 5 weeks on Mondays. From 9:15 - 15:00
How much does it cost?
Patients are admitted as a day patient and as such, can claim their attendance via their health fund. We ask that patients confirm any applicable out-of-pocket excess or gap costs directly with Belmont Private Hospital.
