Tag: Mental Health

  1. Fishing Could Ease Severe Mental Health Issues

    Fishing Could Ease Severe Mental Health Issues

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    Recently, Angling Direct teamed up with Anglia Ruskin Professor; Lee Smith and Tackling Minds to research the relationship between recreational fishing and mental health in a sample of UK adults. The results from this study are now published with

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  2. Is Fishing Good for Stress Relief?

    Is Fishing Good for Stress Relief?

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    National Stress Awareness Day 2022  Stress relief comes in many forms. Some people find relief in exercise, some in writing, and others in spending time outdoors. For us anglers, one of the most effective stress relievers is fishing. Every time

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  3. Angling Direct Donates 6k to Tackling Minds

    Angling Direct Donates 6k to Tackling Minds

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    There is no doubt that mental health is a pressing issue that requires our attention. According to the mental health charity; Mind, studies have shown that approximately…  In spite of this, mental health is often regarded as an uncomfortable

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  4. The Health Benefits of Angling - World Health Day

    The Health Benefits of Angling - World Health Day

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    The month of April is an excellent time to focus on your health and what you can do for yourself. From listening to the way in which body and mind work together as well as helping others live healthier lives. Every year around Easter we celebrate

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  5. Get Kids Fishing -  Youth Mental Health Day

    Get Kids Fishing - Youth Mental Health Day

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    According to Stem4 - a charity that supports young people to build positive mental health, even before the COVID-19 crisis, 1 in 6 young people aged 5-16-year olds had a mental disorder. As today marks Youth Mental Health Day, we thought it was a

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  6. World Meditation Day – Fishing & Mindful Meditation

    World Meditation Day – Fishing & Mindful Meditation

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    Today (21st May 2021), marks World Meditation Day. Although many anglers may not realise it, our favourite pastime is a form of meditation. Fishing requires you to take your mind off internal conflict and stress of the every day and can in some ways

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  7. Fishing has now been prescribed by the NHS to treat Anxiety & Depression in the UK

    Fishing has now been prescribed by the NHS to treat Anxiety & Depression in the UK

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    Here at Angling Direct, we could not be happier with the recognition of the benefits angling has on mental health. Fishing is not only a pastime but a way of life for many people and its benefits to achieving a healthy body and mind can now be used

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