Volunteering once a week can give you the same 'high' as exercising, experts claim as Royal Voluntary Service asks more young people to sign up Volunteering boosts self-confidence, has a positive impact on mental health Research suggests doing it once a week can elicit the same ‘high’ as exercise The new study has been commissioned by charity the Royal Voluntary Service
By Kate Pickles Health Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:15 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 10 April 2019
View
comments
Volunteering just once a week can elicit the same ‘high’ as exercise, research suggests.
Those who give their time to others found it had an equivalent mental health boost as going for a run.
Research commissioned by the Royal Voluntary Service found volunteering boosts self-confidence, has a positive impact on mental health and teaches new
