Activity Tracker - Everyday Active Challenge: Walk Over October

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This autumn, we're inviting you, your friends, family and colleagues to join our Everyday Active Challenge and walk over October!

Studies have shown that sitting for long periods of time during the day is bad for our overall health and wellbeing, so throughout October we're encouraging everyone to walk more (or wheel more, if you use a wheelchair). Just 10 minutes of brisk walking will get your heart pumping, improve your mood and lower the risk of serious health issues like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia and some cancers. A daily brisk walk (or wheel) will soon help you achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderately intense physical activity every week (Chief Medical Officer).

There are lots of opportunities to Walk Over October...whether it's a brisk walk to and from work, a lunchtime walk with colleagues, a weekend walk or wheel with the family, a walk to the shops, a walk to and from school with the children, even a walk or wheel to the cinema or local pub! Together let's Walk Over October.

To take part, all you have to do is sign up to Kent's free Activity Tracker and start logging your walking activities (including self-propelled wheelchair walks) from 1 October 2023 - 31 October 2023.

To help get you started, why not visit Everyday Active's Walking pages. You'll find lots of advice on how to start walking, the benefits of walking, a handy Couch to Walking 5k plan plus lots of ideas on where to walk or wheel in Kent. You can also connect with Everyday Active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with the latest news and opportunities to walk over October.

Please note, only walking activities (including self-propelled wheelchair activities) will count towards this Everyday Active challenge. You can still log other activities (like swimming, football, running, cycling, yoga) onto your tracker dashboard but the challenge leaderboard will only show steps and points relating to walking activities.

All participants will be entered into a Challenge Prize Draw for store vouchers so everyone is in with a chance of being rewarded for their efforts.

To register your own activities:

• Click 'Log Activity' when you have completed your daily activity. Your activity points and steps will automatically appear on your activity tracker dashboard. Only walking activities will appear on the Challenge leaderboard.

Or

• If you use one of the following wearable Apps: Strava, Fitbit or Googlefit you can sync your tracker account to one of these Apps by clicking on the Activity Tracker dashboard next to your name and clicking on the watch icon on the blue bar at the top of the page. Follow instructions to sync your app. Your activity points and steps will then automatically appear on your activity tracker dashboard. Only walking activities will appear on the Challenge leaderboard.

To receive our weekly Challenge newsletters into your inbox:

1. Go to your Dashboard, click on Edit Profile and go to Account
2. Click on Email and Sharing
3. Tick Yes to the following:

• Active at Work Newsletters
• Would like to receive occasional emails about Activity Tracker groups and challenges

Please note, this challenge finishes on 1 November 2023. Walking activities must be added by midnight on the last day of the challenge for it to count. Points will continue to appear on your activity tracker page after this date but won't be counted in the challenge.

Informed Consent: I understand that participation in this Challenge is entirely at my own risk and I have consulted my Doctor before taking part if I suffer from any of the following: Diabetes, Heart Problems, Asthma, Joint Problems, Back Pain, High Blood Pressure, Previous Injuries. I may withdraw from the Challenge at any time. Neither the organisers nor any partners of the Challenge accept responsibility for any incident, accident or injury sustained in the course of anyone's participation in this Challenge.