Circus skills help combat depression apparently. Must be why jugglers are so happy.
Quite, another article trying to be relevant following the death of Robin Williams methinks.
(I wasn't aware of Yukki Yoyo)
Little Paul - - Parent #
Hmm, part of me can't help but think this is some slightly cynical jumping on the back of "Robin Williams topped himself, lets all raise awareness of mental illness![1] If I claim what I do has a positive impact on depression I'll get mentioned in the news" publicity bandwagon which seems to be rolling along nicely at the moment.
No doubt physical exercise does help some people with some forms of depression (it's certainly helped me with mine[2]) but there's nothing special about aerial in that respect, and like the chap from Mind says in the article:what helps one person may not work for another. People experiencing severe depression may find it difficult to engage in exercise, but may benefit from talking therapies, medication or a combination of both.
Perhaps I'm just a smidge too cynical about peoples motivations when they write articles like this.
Ho Hum!
[1] Which is a good thing! The more it's talked about, the more people who need help gain the confidence to ask for it
[2] Although arguably, admitting that there's something wrong was probably a bigger factor in getting it under control, as without doing that nothing else can happen.
Now is certainly a good time for circus / aerial people to start touting their wares loudly, since (if anyone missed it) there are celebrities hanging from hoops to be seen on Saturday night TV at the moment.
There is something to be said for the promotion of non-traditional forms of exercise; a lot of people are very turned off by the idea of running or of competitive exercise, and the idea that you could find a form of exercise you actually enjoy is a good one.... c.f. the popularity of Zumba classes.
Naturally I'm also amused by the proliferation of thin articles about depression right now!
c.f. the popularity of Zumba classes.
Ah Zumba- the bane of middle aged to elderly women the nation over. I've had so many people coming to see me 'cos of buggered backs and knees. "Are you doing any exercise?" - "Oh I do Zumba". Yup how did I guess?
I was initially amused too, but now there are so many I get the feeling that all this 'raising awareness' is doing more harm than good. With all the wonderful ways you can treat depression it must be really easy to deal with so if anyone is feeling a bit miserable it must be their own fault right?
Little Paul - - Parent #
there are celebrities hanging from hoops to be seen on Saturday night TV at the moment.
Oh god, they haven't brought back Celebrity Circus have they? I do hope that Ruby Wax isn't involved this time round...
They are not sure whether it is circus so keep insisting it is gymnastics so they can judge it on technical merit/pretend it is not a copy of celebrity circus/cash in on Splash's success.
They have managed to break Mr Motivators legs so far so is not entirely a waste https://metro.co.uk/2014/07/28/first-official-cast-photo-of-new-bbc-show-tumble-revealed-but-sadly-mr-motivator-is-out-4812919/
Richard Loxley - - Parent #
I had severe depression 17 years ago. Circus indirectly helped, but in my case it was volunteering at a kids' circus club. The energy of youth, and having people wanting me to help them, really helped me.
Plus kittens. I adopted three kittens, and having three young lives completely dependent on me helped me focus on practicalities when I wanted to do nothing. Of course it helped that they were insanely cute. I imagine three teenagers would have had the opposite effect.
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