Movement and Mental Health are 2 things we really shouldn't take for granted.  Sport has been such an important part of my own life over the last 3 years and I know only too well how much it has improved my mental health, that I wanted to use it to do good.  Sport has not only improved my physical health but my confidence too. I like to take on challenges to keep pushing myself and feel stronger in body and mind.  I asked the people at Bulldog Gear who we should raise money for when I undertake this my next challenge - which is to push/pull my Bulldog Gear Challenger Sled 26.2 miles.  

They said "Sport in Mind!"  and I said "That's a really awesome idea" so, here we are!

After spending some time in a wheelchair and taking my first steps back in 2014, I had struggled to get myself into a good routine with fitness.  I was still so focused on my weight and it didn't help my mental health or help me get into a good space with it all.  In early 2019 I started following Bulldog Gear and a couple of other people who instead of talking about just weight loss, talked about moving our bodies and the joy of that.  I changed my focus and looked for things I could enjoy doing and stopped thinking short term.  Almost 3 years later I have gone from someone who avoided a gym like crazy to someone who is actively always looking for ways to be active and push myself out of my comfort zone.  I wish more people knew just how powerful it is to shift your thinking from just about how you look, to about how you feel and all the freedom that brings and strength too.  So now I put myself out there to show that you don't have to fit the mould to enjoy sport or to take part in it and just how important it is for our health both physical and mental.