Raising money for Mental Health awareness & support in our local area
Here at CoolLED, we take mental health seriously.
We have three, fully trained mental first-aiders as part of our team, who are on hand at all times to listen to any mental health worries or concerns one of our team might have.
This year, we chose our local branch of the ‘Mind’ charity to support with a fundraising effort that not only assists a worthy cause, but gets us up and active and gets the heart pumping!
The CoolLED 12-hour ‘Get Active’ challenge!
On the 17th August 2023, we divided the day into half-hour slots starting at 7am.
Every half an hour, one of our team performed their chosen activity – from walking, swimming, cycling, lifting weights or jogging to circus skills, dancing and hula-hooping!
How can physical activity help my mental health?
There are many studies which have shown that doing physical activity can improve mental health. For example, it can help with:
- better sleep – by making you feel more tired at the end of the day
- happier moods – physical activity releases feel-good hormones that make you feel better in yourself and give you more energy
- managing stress, anxiety or intrusive and racing thoughts – doing something physical releases cortisol which helps us manage stress. Being physically active also gives your brain something to focus on and can be a positive coping strategy for difficult times
- better self-esteem – being more active can make you feel better about yourself as you improve and meet your goals
- reducing the risk of depression – studies have shown that doing regular physical activity can reduce the likelihood of experiencing a period of depression
- connecting with people – doing group or team activities can help you meet new and like-minded people, and make new friends.
At the time of writing, we’ve raised over £400 but there’s still time to donate!
If you can afford to give even a tiny amount to such a vital and worthy cause, please follow our JustGiving link and donate today.
Thank you!
CoolLED specialises in LED microscope lighting and, since our team of four introduced the first commercially available LED microscope illuminator in 2006, we have led the way in designing and manufacturing cutting edge LED Illuminators for Microscopes using the latest technology.