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Mental Health vs. Mental Fitness:
A New Approach

It’s no secret that mental health has become an increasingly important topic, and even more so when a global pandemic threw the world into chaos. Poor mental health rates are on the rise, with more people struggling to cope with the challenges of modern life.

What’s more, the health system is failing to keep pace, supporting not only people with mental illness, but also those with minor or short-term distress. Workplaces are no exception, and in some cases are actually part of the problem.

Our world needs a proactive and preventative approach to workplace mental health awareness that…

Mental Fitness is the 'how-to' for building resilience and better mental health

How We Define Mental Fitness

“Mental Fitness is the modifiable capacity to utilize resources and skills to flexibly adapt to challenges or advantages to enable optimal functioning.”

(Robinson, Oades, & Caputi, 2015)

Our Research

We’ve researched four common approaches to physical health and applied them to mental health to inspire people to develop regular habits of Mental Fitness.

Team

QUALITY CONNECTION & TIME | SUPPORTING SELF & OTHERS | CRISIS INTERVENTION

TEAM

The quality of our connections with other people is one of the best predictors of good mental health and sustained Mental Fitness. Quality connections are when our relationships feel supportive, authentic and serve a purpose in our lives. We need to invest in connection with a specific plan and prioritize it, as well as learn how to offer support to others during periods of distress. Whose team are you on, and who is on your team?
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Endurance

SELF-MANAGEMENT | MOVEMENT | SLEEP | NUTRITION | ENERGY

ENDURANCE

Endurance allows us to withstand and adapt to stress, and build resilience without giving up what’s important to us.

Managing our energy and maximizing positive emotions is vital to building resilience. This means understanding the way we eat, sleep and move impacts our Mental Fitness as well as how we formulate our next steps.

How can I keep going?
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Flexibility

ACCEPTANCE | AWARENESS | CHOICE | ADAPTABILITY | PERSPECTIVE

FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility is our ability to choose the right response at the right time and not allow too many negative emotions (helpful though they sometimes are) to overwhelm or misdirect us.

Flexibility helps us to choose the right response at the right time.

How can I be flexible?
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Principles of Mental Fitness

Our unique concept of Mental Fitness is based on four key principles supported by our PhD-level academic research.

That’s why we’re proud to offer the world’s most practical, interactive and scientifically-validated Mental Fitness training experience.

We’re proud to be Mental Fitness Champions, and you and your team can be too.

Together, let’s reimagine how leaders approach mental health awareness and training in the workplace.

Inclusive

Mental Fitness is a positive, popular and inclusive term without the negative connotations of illness currently implied by the terms ‘mental health’ or ‘mental illness’.

Relatable

Mental Fitness can be understood by individuals and organisations in a growth-oriented and engaging manner, much like physical fitness.

Practical

Mental Fitness is a measurable, learnable, skill-based and life-long preventative approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Tangible

Mental Fitness can be improved in a similar way to physical fitness to produce positive habits of mind, optimal functioning and high-performance.

Transform Your Approach To Workplace Mental Health