Enjoyment & Wellbeing
Ringing is an excellent all-round activity for your wellbeing in so many ways.
Fun and Social Enjoyment
- Enjoyable and exhilarating.
- Meditative – Relax and de-stress (great after a busy day).
- Social wellbeing – Make great and lasting friendships.
- All-year, all-weather activity.
- Inclusive teamwork – People of all ages, all backgrounds and different faiths/beliefs ring together.
- Sense of achievement – Controlling a large bell and making a fabulous sound.
- Something extraordinary – Make weddings and significant occasions extra special.
- Sense of community and belonging – to your team and the worldwide ‘family’ of ringers.
- Feel welcomed as a friend and supported anywhere you visit to ring.
For Mind and Body
- Gentle cardio-vascular aerobic activity – good for the heart but not strenuous.
- Tones muscles, particularly in the arms (and may reduce bingo wings!).
- Also good for leg muscles at towers with lots of steps!
Some ringing chambers are on the ground floor with no need to climb stairs. - Improves core strength – good for posture.
- Provides a good stretch – excellent for shoulders and backs.
- Improves co-ordination and agility.
- Exercises the mind – endless new things to try.
- Ringing is a good way to keep fit – The next Workout Craze? – video on the BBC website.
Why do People ring Bells?
Once you’ve started learning ringing, you’ll be totally hooked!
Experiencing ringing – Getting together with people of all ages to do something challenging.
More than a Hobby – Something for Everybody
Watch the video below or listen here: More Than a Hobby: A Celebration of Bellringing
A 35-minute podcast about why ringing is such a fantastic all-round activity for people from all backgrounds.