The youth exchange “YOU GOTTA NOURISH TO FLOURISH” was a youth exchange based in non-formal education methods for young people aged between 16 and 30 years old. The project hosted by Fthia in Action in Greece in partnership with youth organizations from Hungary, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Poland and Lithuania. The aims of the program were the following ones: - Raise youth’s awareness on mental health and well-being problems/ obstacles. - Promotion of an active lifestyle - Spread the benefits that exercise can have on mental health - Facilitation of the knowledge about EU measures in the field of health, sport, youth, as well as to promote youth involvement to activities in local and European level. In order to achieve set goals, the program of the exchange project will use non-formal education methods - Discussion about healthy lifestyle, sport, term people with a fewer opportunities, will learn to apply developed skills into the practice, generate new project ideas that would promote youth involvement into sport activities, will learn what social and learning skills can be gained by practicing different kind of outdoor and indoor activities, will meet the local organization representatives. The expected results of this project were: - developed knowledge and skills how to use physical activity to promote active lifestyle and mental health between youth. - encourage participants to become more active and socially responsible members of society. - Conducting experiments for the participants to see the benefits on themselves, - Try out various different forms of exercising - Connect with nature through mindfulness and forest bathing workshops, - Implementing the random act of kindness technique Participants became more knowledgeable and aware on the topic of mental health and exercise. They developed skills to cope and help others who are dealing with anxiety issues. They learnt about the benefits that an active lifestyle can provide to our mental health and how to implement it into our daily lives. They became more sensitive on the topic and they’ll recognise the importance of active citizenship in order to become willing to organize their own activities in their local communities to spread awareness. Methods used were learning by doing, outdoor experience, workshops, presentation of group work and work together. This youth exchange was held in the countryside of Fthiotis region and more specifically in the seaside area of Kamena Vourla. The duration of the exchange was 7 days, from 25th of April to 01st of May 2022, while 24th of April and 02nd of May were the travel days. 35 participants including their leaders took part in the project.