10 mental health benefits of exercise:
1. Reduces stress
2.Releases endorphins
3.Provides distraction
4.Improves sleep
5.Boosts mood
6.Reduces negative thoughts
7.Clears mind
8.Supports self-esteem
9.Increases confidence
10.Reduces feelings of anxiety
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- **GIVEAWAY—2 Garmin Activity Trackers!** We all have favourite activities. If you could do one exercise that you LOVE every day, what would it be? The rules: Leave us a comment. Then like and RT to be entered to win. Winner will be PMed on Monday April 30.
- GIVEAWAY: $50 Sport Chek gift card Instead of focusing on the scale, set a positive goal that you can control. Do you want to be more confident? Happier? Have more energy? Retweet, like this post and reply with what goal you plan to reach this year in the comments.
- 🚨 Giveaway alert! 🚨 For a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card, follow @ParticipACTION, tag a friend and tell us your favourite way to get active during a busy day! This giveaway closes Fri., Nov. 17, 2023, at 9 a.m. ET.
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- $50 LULULEMON GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! The rules: Leave us a comment and tell us what you do to manage your stress. Running? Yoga? Or something else entirely? Then like and RT to be entered to win. *Winner will be DMed the 12th!
- ⚡GIVEAWAY ALERT⚡ In honour of #MentalHealthWeek in Canada, tell us how being physically active helps improve your mental health. Like this post and provide your answer for your chance to win a @lululemon gift card!
- 🧘♀️ GIVEAWAY: $50 Amazon gift card 🧘♂️ Spending our energy during the day is key to relaxing at night. Retweet, like this post and reply with what you do to unwind for the chance to win.
- **GIVEAWAY--Win 1 of 2 Garmin fitness trackers** Muscle soreness is a very real part of living an active life. What do you do to ease your recovery from a hard workout? The rules: Leave us a comment. Then like and RT to be entered to win. *Winner will be DMed on April 2, 2018
- 🚨Giveaway alert!🚨 Follow @ParticipACTION, tag a colleague you get active with (or would like to!) during the workday in the new year to win a $50 Amazon e-gift card for each of you. This giveaway closes Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, at 9 a.m. EST.
- GIVEAWAY: $50 Sport Chek gift card Physical activity is fun for the whole family! How are you planning to get active in the next few days? Retweet, like this post and reply for the chance to win.
- 🚨Giveaway!🚨 We're hosting weekly #FestiveFriday giveaways all December! Follow @ParticipACTION, tag a friend or loved one and tell us about your active holiday traditions to win a $50 Amazon e-gift card for each of you. This giveaway closes Dec. 7, 2023, at 9 a.m. EST.
- **GIVEAWAY: $50 Lululemon gift card** When physical activity is part of your routine, you don’t have to think about how to get 150 mins of activity every week. It just happens. RT, like and reply with where physical activity fits in your daily routine for the chance to win!













