Do you Mind if I squat?

 Do you Mind if I squat?

I’m always seeing people raising money for a good cause or setting themselves some sort of challenge. Randomly one evening whilst doing one of those mindless scrolls through social media something caught my eye - Squats Challenge.

As I looked again I saw this one in particular was for the mental health charity Mind. And that really got my attention.

Looking back I’ve always been a bit of a worrier, but during lockdown this reached a new level and I found myself visiting the doctors and soon receiving CBT for anxiety. 

The lady I spoke to via fortnightly phone calls really helped give me some tools to use and tips on how to manage my anxiety when it crept up. I still often refer to them now and watch/look at anxiety posts on various social platforms.

I won’t go into too much detail as it’s very personal, but there are a number of people around me who have their own struggles with mental health in some form and so it truly is very close to my heart. 

I’ve always felt that if I did something for charity I’d like it to be something relevant or close to me. 

Seeing as mental health affects so many of us and it’s even more prevalent nowadays, Mind seemed an ideal cause to raise money for.

I’m not going to be running a marathon anytime soon, but squats? Squats I felt could be manageable. 

What better than raising money for charity, than also potentially getting in shape in the process. 

It is slightly awkward given the current climate to ask people to part with money, therefore I’m feeling grateful for any donations. Although I really would like to raise as much as I can because I feel Mind is so important and worthwhile a cause. 

Cut to today, I’ve completed my ninth day of the challenge. As the name suggests for the 50 squats a day challenge, you need to complete 50 squats each day during the month of February. 

I’m combining the challenge alongside my usual gym classes so I’m really hoping it’ll help with my fitness and as with other exercise I do, benefit my wellbeing overall. 

So far I’m enjoying the challenge and liking the fact the kids are noticing too and sometimes wanting to join me! 

I’ll likely do a post another time about anxiety and what it can be like, but for now I’m going to go back to sticking my bum out, making sure my knees aren’t over my toes and trying to get a few extra pennies and pounds for Mind.