{"id":64053,"date":"2022-11-22T16:22:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=64053"},"modified":"2022-11-28T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T18:07:36","slug":"walking-football-club-helps-men-tackle-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/11\/22\/walking-football-club-helps-men-tackle-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking football club helps men tackle mental health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research suggests that men who can\u2019t speak openly about their emotions may be less able to recognise symptoms of mental health problems <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/PXL_20220611_095343761.MP_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardiff Walking Football Club team photo [Credit: Cardiff Walking FC]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewfa.co.uk\/directory\/cardiff-walking-football-club\/\">Cardiff Walking Football Club<\/a> gives players a chance for a kickabout as well as an opportunity to talk about their problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Men who can\u2019t speak openly about their emotions may be less able to recognise symptoms of mental health issues, according to leading charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/explore-mental-health\/a-z-topics\/men-and-mental-health\">Mental Health Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having received mental health training from the GMB Union, Cardiff Walking Football Club founding member Chris Davey, 51, can spot when a teammate isn\u2019t feeling himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the \u2018I\u2019m okay\u2026but&#8217; that\u2019s when they\u2019ll open up to you and there\u2019s always someone in the group that has dealt with a similar problem to talk to,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the problems that players find hard to talk about is cancer, whether a personal battle or a family member. But the walking football club, based in Whitchurch, is there to support its members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A team mate has a wife with terminal cancer and another found a lump on his neck, the group is there for them and provides moral support, Davey said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/6-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardiff Walking Football Club on a match day [Credit: Cardiff Walking FC]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most common form of cancer in men<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The subject of prostate cancer is somewhat new territory for Cardiff Walking FC. The walking footballer said the subject would only come up in conversation if a member had seen an advert on television or if an ex-professional footballer had recently died from it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a specialist nurse at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prostatecymru.com\/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAveebBhD_ARIsAFaAvrEIBL1A1Esvqz34GzCowbpwLonj9YbuLY-neD7yH41kM_aHPQjs87IaAqRLEALw_wcB\">Prostate Cymru<\/a>, Gayner Newton, one in three men are susceptible to prostate cancer, and it is the most common form of cancer in men according to <a href=\"https:\/\/prostatecanceruk.org\/prostate-information\/about-prostate-cancer#:~:text=Across%20the%20UK&amp;text=More%20than%2052%2C000%20men%20are,prostate%20cancer%20in%20their%20lifetime.\">Prostate Cancer UK<\/a>. Keeping active cannot prevent the likelihood of prostate cancer but in terms of a man\u2019s mental well-being it\u2019s crucial, the specialist said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too many men \u201cwill bury their heads in the sand and leave it too late so if we do find cancer it\u2019s at a much later developed stage and less likely to be treated,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I have to stress this at the golf and rugby clubs, especially to the \u2018It won\u2019t happen to me\u2019 crowds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI have to stress this at the golf and rugby clubs, especially to the \u2018It won\u2019t happen to me\u2019 crowds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Newton along with Prostate Cymru have urged the Senedd and GPs to start calling in men over 50 for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing. The specialist said: &#8220;It\u2019s the only test we have for prostate cancer.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff Walking Football Club gives players a chance for a kickabout as well as an opportunity to talk about their problems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":915,"featured_media":64054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,6],"tags":[338,727,1294,206,864,3453],"coauthors":[7651],"class_list":["post-64053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-home","category-active-life","tag-active","tag-football","tag-grassroots","tag-mental-health","tag-prostate-cancer","tag-support"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin 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