PE Present: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Building Mental Resilience Through Sports

PE Present: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Building Mental Resilience Through Sports

10 October 2024

Stella Fung Siu Wan Space for All @ HSUHK Library

Speaker: Ms April Cheng, Registered Sport Mental Coach (RSMC) and Registered Counselling Psychologist (HKPS DCoP)

In this talk, Ms. April Cheng highlighted the important link between sport and mental resilience. She emphasised how sport positively affects mood, vitality and self-confidence, building mental resilience. Participation in sports increases self-awareness, skill acquisition and builds self-confidence. Athletes focus on controllable factors to succeed, which promotes emotional regulation. Also, through group activities and games, students learn resilience and enhance mental health, concentration and self-confidence.