Only 13% of Britons exercise regularly, despite expansive research finding exercise to be 1.5 times more effective at treating depression, stress and anxiety than medication or therapy.
To us this suggests that there are many hidden barriers to exercise, exercise provision isn’t up to standard, and opinions of exercise need to change.
MHEC Limited is a Fitness Education Provider, that specialises in teaching people how to get into the shape of their lives – physically and mentally.
With products ranging from the Award in Mental Health & Exercise Coaching (the world’s first Mental Health Certification for fitness professionals), Gym Instructor & PT Qualifications, the 90-Day Mind & Body Solution (an online fitness programme for the general public), an in-person MHEC Gym, and community based health and wellness events at the workplace and in schools, MHEC education is guaranteed to lead to earlier mental health interventions, greater exercise participation, and healthier and happier lives within our communities.
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Mental Health & Exercise Coaching (MHEC) is an evidence backed process that helps people revitalise their mental health through exercise.
We specialise in teaching the general public, organisations, fitness professionals and their clients how to use exercise to regulate their emotions, stresses and anxiety, have earlier mental health interventions, and use exercise as a tool to promote positive mental health.
At MHEC we use exercise as a vehicle to transform our physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, occupational and environmental health – as opposed to conventional fitness programmes that typically centre around physical health and body image.
We proudly go against what has been taught by the fitness industry for decades (unachievable body fat goals and strict weight loss targets) and have created progressive solutions for people to finally fall in love with exercise, and apply this new-found confidence to every day life.
Rather than just exercising to look good, we help people exercise to feel good.
We no longer want exercise to simply be a means to an end, or a punishment we inflict on ourselves to shed some calories. We want exercise to feel more natural, and become a purposeful activity that empowers us to fulfil our true potential. MHEC is all about the journey, rather than the destination.
MHEC is open to everyone: if you are a member of the general public, you can transform your mental health from anywhere in the world on the MHEC Programme; if you are based in Stirling, Scotland, you can exercise in private at our MHEC Gym; or if you want to support others, you can adopt all of our methodologies and be trained up to become an internationally recognised Certified Mental Health & Exercise Coach, or Gym Instructor & Personal Trainer.
If you are a large organisation, small business or local authority, you can also hire us for educational talks, workshops, or longer-term workplace employee wellness initiatives.
True happiness, confidence, purpose and freedom can be found when we detach our worth from the way we look, and instead turn our focus to what we can do.
MHEC Founder
– Dan Hancock, founder of Mental Health & Exercise Coaching
– Dr Alex, former Youth Mental Health Ambassador for the U.K. Government.
– Jenna, beneficiary of Mental Health & Exercise Coaching
– Stephen Wild, Former Pro Rugby Player & Owner of Mind Body Health Gym, Wigan
– Dan Hancock, Founder of MHEC Limited, and Ben Lewis, Business Operations Manager
“We are excited to partner with the Award in MHEC in order to support our teams with the important discussions around mental health awareness. Personal Trainers have a unique impact on the lives of their clients and as such need to be adequately prepared for the challenges they may face with regards to peoples mental wellbeing. MHEC is an ideal partner for this support and this ongoing education of our team is of paramount importance to us here at The Gym Group.”
MHEC is open to everyone: if you are a member of the general public, you can transform your mental health from anywhere in the world on the MHEC Programme; if you are based in Stirling, Scotland, you can exercise in private at our MHEC Gym; or if you want to support others, you can adopt all of our methodologies and be trained up to become an internationally recognised Certified Mental Health & Exercise Coach, or Gym Instructor & Personal Trainer.
If you are a large organisation, small business or local authority, you can also hire us for educational talks, workshops, or longer-term workplace employee wellness initiatives.
End of Summer Sale! Offer Ends Midnight Monday 31st August.