Director at Evergreen Active CIC. Mental Health & Exercise Coach. Boxercise instructor. Teacher of new runners. Passionate about community health & wellbeing
Joined January 2021
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
12 Sep 2023
Wk 1/6 of #MenopauseAndMe in Ossett with a fab grp of local women 💗 each Meno journey is unique but many symptoms are common 🥵 peer grp chats led by @PaulaA have a weekly topic, movement & mindfulness…& plenty of smiles #YouAreNotAlone #womensupportingwomen
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
20 Dec 2022
Come along to a public engagement session in January to inform a Heritage Framework for #Wakefield District.
Find out more here: citizen.wakefield.gov.uk/pub…
@MyWakefield @heritagelincs
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
20 Nov 2022
Do you know someone who might love to join a friendly weekly walking group in Ossett & Horbury?
Wednesdays at 6.30pm
Thursdays at 9.30am
It’s £0 and everyone is welcome 🤗 🚶🏻♂️🚶🏾♀️🚶🏽🚶🏼♀️#walkinggroup #wellbeing #Health #ossett #horbury #volunteers #community
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
20 Nov 2022
Disability Sport Yorkshire are looking for a Regional Manager, reporting to the board of trustees. They need someone to play a key role in ensuring the effective management and sustainability of the charity.
£32,000 to £34,000 based in Wakefield. ow.ly/eesF50LBbIJ
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
20 Nov 2022
It’s World Children’s Day!
Every child deserves a long and healthy life and that includes a right to:
👶🏼Be safe
👶🏻Play
👶🏾Clean Air
👶🏽Vaccines
👶🏿Education
👶Health
It's time for #HealthForAll children 🌍🌏🌎!
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20 Nov 2022
Love my Saturday mornings with these awesome #women 🥊🥊
20 Nov 2022
#readtheroom female only #fitness classes are a great way to encourage #women to be more active, esp those who don’t like the #gym They build #confidence #esteem & new #friendships Best of all, they’re so much fun! #Health #Wellbeing #Ossett
Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
16 Nov 2022
🗣 Calling #WestYorkshire #ThirdSector leaders 🗣 are any of your member orgs working directly on #community #HealthyWeight programmes? Pls connect, tag or #RT
Thank you, Paula o/b Wakefield 3rd Sector Leaders Grp 🤗
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
17 Jun 2022
🥊 Free classes for #women & #Girls combining #fitnessfun with self-protection 🤚🏾in partnership with @BlossomTrainin1 All females welcome! Funded by @MayorOfWY Pls #rt @Nova_WD @LiveWellWakey @GaspedOfficial @wearewakey @PHWakefield14 @PaulaAppleton7 #safercommunities
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6 Jun 2022
Our fabulous #volunteers 🙌💗 #ThankYou
5 Jun 2022
We are SO lucky to have an incredible set of #volunteers Since our return 25.7.21 they have led, inspired & motivated 386 meets & 2847 attendees to be active 🙌♥️
#walking #running #moving #mentalhealth #exercise #VolunteersWeek #ThankYouDay #activecommunities
Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
2 May 2022
Over 425 attendances by #womenandgirls in #Wakefield in 4 weeks & 4 weeks left of #Empower
Join us! #walking #running #boxercise #selfdefence #yoga #mindfulness All FREE thanks to vital #funding from @MayorOfWY #safercommunities reducing #vawag
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
2 May 2022
The algorithms love negativity, if you join in you’re spreading it to others & 💥 the ads win because you’re on the site for longer 💰
Engage in positivity instead & we all win 🏆
#positive #mentalhealth #youbecomewhatyouconsume #facts
2 May 2022
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Why positive news matters.
There is mounting evidence that bad news can significantly impact our mental health, leading to increased anxiety, despair, and acute stress reactions.
➡️ RT
#news #nature #mentalhealth #GoodNews #travel #history
theplanet.substack.com/p/why…
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
2 May 2022
It's 1 week until Mental Health Awareness Week! This year we're creating a movement to tackle loneliness. Click on the link & Get involved: bit.ly/3ERGD5k #IveBeenThere
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
3 May 2022
This also applies to adults. A 15 min walk at lunchtime will re-focus you for your afternoon’s work 👌 Try it today!
3 May 2022
Schoolchildren who run/walk for 15 minutes during the school day are mentally physically sharper than those who do not, confirms new University of Stirling study: stir.ac.uk/news/2022/april-2… Better still: organise VARIETY of bitesize physical activity per day for ALL (incl.#skipping)
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
3 May 2022
Funded by @MayorOfWY we & @BlossomTrainin1 are helping the #Women & #girls of #Eastmoor feel #safe & #confident in their homes & streets Boxercise fused with #selfprotection is a #free #fun #workout in fab company 👌 Join us! DM to book #DV #safercommunities #vawag
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
3 May 2022
Funded by @MayorOfWY we’re helping the #Women & #girls of #Wakefield feel more #safe & #confident in their local parks
Boxercise is #free & a lot of fun as well as a great workout in fab company 👌 Join us! DM to book. #Empower #womenempoweringwomen #safercommunities
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3 May 2022
Love this! 👏👏 #genius
3 May 2022
Wonderful idea of how you can deliver a net & wall activity in a small space. So much going on here! 👏👏
Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
6 Apr 2022
We’re so delighted to be one of the delivery partners of #EMPOWER with Boxercise & running for beginners
FREE outdoor activities for #womenandgirls across the #wakefield district
Full timetable ⬇️
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Paula Appleton MHEC retweeted
5 Apr 2022
#EMPOWER has got off to a flier in #Ossett with our #SetteeTo3K #running training for #womenandgirls 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏼♀️Check out the full 8 week schedule of FREE activities in #Wakefield parks 🌳
👉 bringmetolife.co.uk/empower
#reducingvawag @LiveWellWakey @MyWakefield @MayorOfWY
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