Bristol coach to run London Marathon for Healthy Minds scheme

A tennis coach who used running to bounce back from depression is taking on a marathon to help others struggling with their mental health.

The project is a University of Bristol physical exercise programme aimed at boosting student mental health.Mr Sharda said he felt "shame" whenever he tried to talk about his depression"Growing up, mental health was never a topic spoken about much," he said."So when it came to times when I felt low at university and during the pandemic, I felt like something was seriously wrong with me, because I really didn't understand anything about depression.

"I really like Healthy Minds as it destigmatises physical activity. People might think 'my parents didn't do exercise, I've never done exercise' so it's not for me - but that's not the case," Mr Sharda said.

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