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Let’s Get Walking This May!
May is National Walking Month - the perfect time for children (and adults!) to lace up their shoes and enjoy the simple pleasure of walking. Walking is free, fun and full of health benefits but is often overlooked as a form of exercise. Just 10 minutes of brisk walking a day has great benefits for our physical and mental health, helping us to feel more focused, calm and energised.
National Walking Month is a great opportunity to talk about the benefits of walking and to encourage children to get outside, explore their surroundings and develop healthy habits that last a lifetime.
To help get everyone moving, we’ve put together a checklist of 20 fun and easy walking ideas that can be sent home or used in school - perfect for putting a spring in your step this May!
Download our walking activity checklist HERE to print and hand-out to your class so children can tick off each activity during the month.
Five Fun Walking Facts to Share this May!
1. The average person walks around 100,000 miles in their lifetime — that’s like walking around the Earth four times!
2. Your feet have 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. All working together when you walk.
3. Just 10 minutes of walking a day can boost your mood and help you feel calmer and more focused.
4. There are people who do walking races at the Olympics! It’s called race walking, and yes— it’s a real sport!
5. The fastest walk across the entire UK (from Land’s End to John o’ Groats) was done in just over 9 days!
Walk to School Week
As part of National Walking Month, Walk to School Week takes place every year to encourage children to walk to school every day of the week. This year it runs from 19th – 23rd May, and schools can take part in this year’s theme: The Great Space Walk.
Find out more from Living Streets – Walk to School Week
