To men everywhere becoming healthier and happier! Following “Mens Health Week”, which ran from the 13th - 19th June, why not take 5 minutes to give your mind and body an MOT?

Men’s Health Forum have created a brilliant guide to giving yourself a health MOT at home. This includes:

• 🫀 Checking your pulse

• 🩸 Assessing your blood pressure

• ⚖️ Watching your weight

• ⚠️ Looking out for warning signs such as new, continuous coughs, unexplained lumps, breathing difficulties, moles changing shape or texture, new pains, changes to your bowel habits or blood where it shouldn't be

• 🍆 Identifying erectile issues

• 🍒 Checking your testicles

• 🌊 Checking how much you pee - peeing more often (and sometimes less easily) can be a possible sign of diabetes or prostate cancer

• 🧠 Looking after your brain - how are you feeling, honestly?

You can find out more about the D.I.Y Man MOT at: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/diy-man-mot

The ‘Can Do’ Challenge

The ‘Can Do’ challenge is a great mindfulness technique for all genders to take part in! The five ways to wellbeing are five things we can all do that are scientifically proven to help us feel better. Try taking part in the CAN DO Challenge by choosing a different way to wellbeing each day of the week. Every day, a different way. The five ways are:

• Connect - connect with other people (eg. call an old friend you haven't since before lockdown)

• (Be) Active - move your body (eg. go for a run/walk/swim/dance/etc)

• Notice - take notice of the environment around you (eg. turn off your phone for an hour)

• Discover - learn something new (eg. read a book you haven't read before)

• Offer (or give) - do something for someone else (eg. volunteer for a local community group)