Mansfield and Warsop MP Ben Bradley has encouraged residents to stay healthy and improve their mental health by supporting a new national campaign inspiring people to do exercise during the coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak.

With people mostly confined to their own home following the latest government advice, Sport England’s ‘Join the Movement’ campaign gives fun and creative ideas on how to get active at home and encourages people to share their own experiences and join the movement online using the hashtag #StayInWorkOut.

Launching with a social media and digital presence, the campaign will have its own online hub to give access to a range of home workout options – including existing free exercise content and advice from organisations such as the NHS, and workouts from popular fitness brands and influencers such as Les Mills on Demand, Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) and FiiT, many of whom are offering free content and extended trials to help people get easy access to home exercise.

The campaign will also encourage people to go outside close to where they live for one session of exercise a day.

Ben said: “I’m proud to support Sport England’s Join the Movement campaign because being active can improve your physical health, help manage stress and anxiety and generally makes people feel better.

“Everyone can use the #StayInWorkOut hashtag to access a range of home workout resources and to share images of the creative ways they’re taking part at home or in the local area. The best will be chosen and used in the campaign’s advertising over the coming weeks and it would be great to see people from Mansfield and Warsop represented in the national campaign.”

For more information about the Join the Movement campaign and to access a range of home workout resources, visit: http://www.sportengland.org/stayinworkout