WITH a new month ticking over, the Carlton players have shown their support for Movember – a cause that aims to raise awareness for men's health issues, such as mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Jack Silvagni took to his Instagram yesterday to post his donation link, aiming to raise funds for men's health alongside teammate Lochie O’Brien.
Captain Patrick Cripps helped Coles launch their Movember campaign earlier this week, trying his hand at donut decorating, noting that the important work behind Movember should never be forgotten.
“I think this is important, not only to this cause, to raise awareness and help people not only get checkups, but to stay proactive in their mental and physical health,” Cripps said.
“There’s a lot of other people out there who are going through some tough times so the more we can be proactive and get on top of it the better.”
Fresh off a recent trip to America, Cripps was treated to the inner sanctum of various American sporting organisations across basketball and football, as well as a trip to the Nike facility where he learned some handy breathing tips.
“I got to go to the Nike training facility and do a bit of breath work training, so that’s something I haven’t done a lot of work in," he said.
“I do stuff like meditation but more so breathing for capacity, it could be a little one percenter that helps, you never know."
The highlight of his trip was meeting with world renowned sports psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais, who treats clients ranging from Olympic athletes to Fortune 100 CEOs.
“I was pretty pumped when I got to meet [Gervais] – listening to someone else’s perspective and hearing their wisdom and their knowledge was nice to bounce ideas off,” he said.
“Footy has a funny way of teaching you lessons and we learned it the hard way and we just have to make sure we as a team can learn from that.”
