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Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

The theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is 'moving more for your mental health'. Here, we collate our very best articles on how running can improve mental wellbeing, including reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress.

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Running twice a week is enough to improve mental wellbeing, finds news study

Running and stress

a runner leaning against a metal railing

Here’s how stress affects your running performance

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Surprising symptoms of stress in runners

a runner taking a deep breath by a river

Cortisol and exercise: What you need to know

a woman doing a single led deadlift in front of a river

The best exercises for stress relief

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'Running has instilled in me a sense of confidence and self-worth'

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Combating depression and anxiety

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How to cope if you're suffering from depression

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How running can help to reduce anxiety

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Running as effective as drugs against depression

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The long road to happiness