Sport and mental health. Two things that belong together and FOKUS Vysočina knows it. „. We have long perceived the topic of exercise and sport in the context of the recovery of people with mental illness as an extremely important part of it.- official statement of Fokus Vysočina.

"One in four people suffers from a mental health problem each year. We have more and more evidence that physical activity such as cycling or walking has a positive effect on our mental and physical health and acts to prevent stress and depression and anxiety, or to help alleviate their symptoms. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in our personal and professional lives - only a minority of people work at least partially manually, and at the same time we spend a large part of our free time in front of one of the screens. Since the 1960s, our activity has fallen by 20%, and if we continue the current trend, it will fall by a further 35% by 2030. Walking and cycling as part of the solution According to guidelines issued by the UK government, an adult should spend at least 150 minutes a week on physical activity, but the 2017 Heart Foundation report on lack of physical activity states that around 39%, or about 20 million adults, do not meet this target. One way to make sure you have just as much exercise as you need is 30 minutes of physical activity 5 times a week - and this is the perfect time for short bike rides. Many people have already found that when they ride a bike, they clear their heads and get rid of the stress that has accumulated during the day. This type of regular exercise not only contributes to better sleep and physical condition, it is also an opportunity for new meetings, time with friends or family, relaxation in nature or exploring the surrounding landscape. Another great thing about walking and cycling is that once you have the basic equipment (a pair of shoes / bicycle), you can run it for free and simply add more and more minutes of physical activity to your busy life. Healthy body, healthy mind So whether you ride a bike or walk, in your free time or as a mode of transport, it is always a safe way to insure your health and well-being."

regular sports activities for people with mental illness as part of comprehensive care - football, volleyball, walking, cycling, gym.....

Regular football tournament for people with mental health problems orginised since 1997 by Fokus Mlada Boleslav, then by volunteers and finall by Fokus Praha.

EASI Cup 2019 ... without prejudices !!! was a sports awareness event not only for people with mental illness. In July 2019, an international football tournament took place with the participation of 23 teams from 13 European countries. At the same time, a society-wide debate on mental health opened up. The event was organized by Fokus Praha. The patronage was provided by the Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch. The patron of this event was Vladimír Šmicer.

Organising exercises session for people with mental health problems

Bouldering psychotherapy (BPT) combines psychotherapeutic elements with physical activity (PA). It might be effective for reducing symptoms of depression, but so far, no study has assessed individuals' levels of PA to control for whether positive effects on depression can also be found when adjusting for participants' levels of PA. This is important because PA itself has been proven effective in reducing depression and therefore might be an important variable to account for – especially in therapies using sport as one therapeutic mechanism. Using a waitlist control group design, outpatients with depression were assessed at baseline and after eight, 16, and 24 weeks. The intervention group took part in an eight-week bouldering psychotherapy which met once a week for three hours. Self-report measures before and after the intervention included the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the questionnaire on resources and self-management skills (FERUS). PA was assessed during the first 16-week period via FitBit Zip accelerometers.

Depression is one of the most common diseases in industrialised nations. Physical activity is regardedas an important part of therapeutic intervention. Rock climbing or bouldering (rock climbing to moderate heightswithout rope) comprises many aspects that are considered useful, but until now, there has been hardly anyresearch on the effects of a bouldering group intervention on people with depression. The purpose of thiscontrolled pilot study was twofold: first, to develop a manual for an eight-week interventional program thatintegrates psychotherapeutic interventions in a bouldering group setting and second, to assess the effects of abouldering intervention on people with depression The intervention took place once a week for three hours across a period of eight weeks. Participantswere randomly assigned to the two groups (intervention vs. waitlist). The intervention group began the boulderingtherapy immediately after a baseline measurement was taken; the waitlist participants began after an eight-weekperiod of treatment as usual. On four measurement dates at eight-week intervals, participants completed theBeck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), the symptom checklist-90-R (SCL-90), the questionnaire on resources andself-management skills (FERUS), and the attention test d2-R. A total of 47 participants completed the study,and the data were analysed with descriptive statistics. Cohen’s d was calculated as a measure of the effectsize. For the primary hypothesis, a regression analysis and the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) (improvementof at least 6 points on the BDI-II) were calculated

The aim of the present study was to compare acute effects of a climbing intervention (CI) on affective responses with a different exercise intervention (swimming, SI) and an occupational therapy intervention (OTI) in children and adolescents during in-patient treatment for mental health disorders. The following study was designed as a cross-over study. Participants completed three single 60 min interventions of CI, SI and OTI. Affective responses were assessed pre and post intervention and at 20 and 40 min during intervention. The sample consisted of 33 children and adolescents in mental-health inpatient care (ᴓage: 13.3 ± 2.2 years, ♀=39.4%). A significant time effect was seen in all interventions in increasing positive and reducing negative affect, p<.028, eta²>0.144. Repeated measures ANOVAs revealed a significant time by intervention effect for affective valence (p=.011, eta²=0.09), but not for perceived activation, favouring CI over SI and OCT between pre-test and the first 20 or 40 min, respectively.

In Austria, cancer rehabilitation is an important issue in the management of cancer patients. Survival rates and survival time of cancer patients are increasing, and cancer rehabilitation is an important part in the treatment and care of cancer patients with the goal to improve functional status, quality of life, and (social) participation. Today, in Austria there are approximately 600 beds for inpatient rehabilitation. The field of outpatient rehabilitation will maybe be expanded after evaluating the existing pilot projects. Beside other specialities, the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) plays an important role in cancer rehabilitation. In cancer rehabilitation, especially activating modalities from PM&R such as exercise are very important and well-accepted parts to improve functional status, quality of life, and participation of patients.

Dance therapy is used to all ages and all target groups. Dance therapists work with children, adolescents, adults and elderly with physical or mental problems (nevrosis, psychosis, addictions, dementia....) and with people who want to express themselves through creativity, dance and movement. Moreover, dance therapists work for prevention programs and training and education programs which take place at the rehabilitation sector.

"Emotional Anatomy: When Gestalt Meets Orthosomy…" • What is the structural state of our body and what is its function? • How do our body shape, posture, mobility and breathing relate to our emotional experience and sense of self as a whole? • What are our motor patterns and how do they relate to our mental experience and our interaction with the environment? • How are dysfunctional motor patterns created? What do they serve us for? How can we modify them?