{"id":36596,"date":"2017-11-04T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=36596"},"modified":"2017-11-04T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T15:16:34","slug":"wellbeing-voxpop-how-do-you-maintain-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/active\/wellbeing-voxpop-how-do-you-maintain-yours","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing voxpop: how do you maintain yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The people of Cardiff reveal their secrets to looking after their wellbeing<\/h2>\n

A recent report<\/a> by the Huffington Post suggested certain activities can enhance our wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Mindfulness, meditation, exercise, writing things down and mind games are all meant to provide significant benefits for our mental health.<\/p>\n

The co-founder of\u00a0Headspace the meditation app, Andy Puddicombe, told HuffPost: \u201cNumerous studies have demonstrated that a regular meditation practice \u2013 or mindfulness practice as it is sometimes known \u2013 can help to reduce levels of anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to this we wanted to find out how members of the public, in Cardiff, look after their wellbeing.<\/p>\n

How do you look after your wellbeing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda Rumble, 71, retired, Merthyr Tydfil<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI read, I do crosswords, I walk a little bit, I listen to music and I watch the TV because I enjoy doing them and it fills my time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian Reid, 65, company manager, Cornwall<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t drink too much [alcohol] and I have plenty of water because it makes me feel better. Hopefully I will live a bit longer as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bethany Lucas, 17, student, Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI exercise and spend time with my friends to take breaks from revision and make sure I don\u2019t get too stressed because I am stressed with college work at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muhanned Kalash, 31, NGO manager, Libya<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn regards to physical wellbeing I maintain a healthy diet and do cardiovascular exercise as well as muscle movement. For my mental wellbeing I read and do brainteasers to stay fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary Strub, 54, student, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI exercise and try to eat right to keep my blood pressure at a good level, to have more energy and to keep my weight down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raja Sallabi, 30, Doctor, Libya<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t do anything specific but I do agree that mind games and writing things down help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bethan Jones, 30, graphic designer, Caerleon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve tried mindfulness but I find it difficult to switch off. I find that going for a jog clears my head, probably because of the endorphins. I do feel quite zen afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richard Ali, 26, PhD student, Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI manage my sleep and play sports. People say that you are the sum of the people you choose to stay around so I choose to stay around good people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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