For many struggling with mental(心理上的) health, it can be difficult to open up. That’s why one man started a walking group for men to walk and talk.

After struggling with stress for about ten years, one day in 2022 Scott Oughton-Johnson decided to go for a walk. It sounds so simple, but that decision led to the birth of The Proper Blokes Club, an activity for men’s mental health.

In the past years, stress was killing Oughton-Johnson. He felt terrible. He got some treatment(治疗), but he wanted to find something that would keep the feeling that the treatment provided. He knew that he enjoyed walking, and that exercise makes him relaxed, so going for a walk seemed like a good idea. Oughton-Johnson started a Facebook page and invited men who were under stress to join him.

For that first walk, only one man joined. But it became a regular(定期的) event, and every week more and more men turned up, walking, talking and sharing their experiences. In order to share the experience with people outside his neighbourhood, Oughton-Johnson recruited(招募) people to organize walks elsewhere, and the Proper Blokes Club came into being. Walks now take place every day from Monday to Thursday. As many as 35 men might show up, but as long as there are at least two, the walk happens.

The club is a space for men to open up and share their feelings. It has provided friendship and support for many.

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