Men’s Fitness UK – September 2019

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MIND


STRAPPED


FOR CASH


More than half of UK
20-somethings say money
aff ects their mental health.
In a poll conducted by
Huff Post UK and BBC
Radio 5 Live, fi nancial
woes ranked higher than
self-esteem struggles (49%)
body image pressures
(47%) and work pressures
(37%). Money Saving
Expert Martin Lewis
advised young people to
“Do a budget, plan the

of men still don’t seek mental
health support when they need
it, according to research from
Samaritans. To help, the charity is
launching a National Rail-backed
campaign called ‘Real People, Real
Stories’, which sees men share
their stories of talking about
their mental health struggles, to
encourage more to do the same.

of men feel
brands are failing
to truly represent
who they are.^2

UK adults say Brexit
uncertainty has aff ected
their mental health.

41%


69%


1 in 3


Wo r k


Worries


Half of dads can’t get
fl exible work, and
it’s aff ecting their
mental health,
with over a third
admitting they
struggle to achieve
a sustainable work-
family-life balance.
Sixty per cent of
2,000 men surveyed
said they want
employers to provide
more fl exible working, and
almost half said improving
paternity leave is ‘vital’.^1

Photography

Shutterstock 1. Daddilife 2. New Macho

decision, set restrictions,
use piggy banking, and
apps that work out how
much you have to spend. If
you’re already in a position
where you can’t cope with
your fi nances, seek help
from one of the non-profi t
debt counselling agencies,
like StepChange, National
Debt Line and Citizen’s
Advice. Looking after your
money is a job – you don’t
need that many day’s work
on it – but for many people
managing your money
properly is the best-paid
work you can get.”

Advertising


standards


Men’s health and wellbeing platform Manual
recently launched a campaign for better
representation of male body image in the
media, in an attempt to challenge unrealistic
stereotypes. Eight men star in the campaign,
including vitiligo spokesman Bashir Aziz,
transgender activist Kenny Ethan-Jones,
and the UK’s fi rst plus-size male model, Ben
Whittaker. Manual is calling on male-focused
brands to champion men of all shapes and
sizes. George Pallis, co-founder of Manual, told
The Independent, “You would think that all men
have six-packs, the perfect amount of stubble
and permanently bronzed skin. It is completely
unrealistic and doesn’t refl ect what masculinity
really looks like. In a world where opening up
about mental and physical wellbeing is arguably
more crucial than ever before, it’s vital that we all
work together to de-stigmatise men’s wellness
and improve the health and happiness of men
everywhere.”
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