{"id":1640,"date":"2021-05-13T09:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/healthandwellbeing-news\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2021-05-13T09:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:01:52","slug":"national-walking-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/healthandwellbeing-news\/2021\/05\/13\/national-walking-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Walking Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

May is National Walking Month started by Living Streets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walking is good for our minds, our bodies and our neighbourhoods and has been a lifeline during the past year, helping people stay active and connected.\u00a0That\u2019s why we want everyone to keep going and pledge to\u00a0#WalkThisMay!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Living Streets #Try20 tips<\/a>\u00a0are designed to help you fit 20 minutes of walking into your day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Health experts recommend a brisk daily walk as an easy way to improve your health with a 20 minute walk being shown to reduce the risk of a number of preventable health conditions, including\u202fcertain cancers, depression,\u202fheart disease and Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re walking as a family, trying to fit in some exercise whilst working from home, or if you’re restricted to indoor exercise – our #Try20 tips have something for you.<\/p>\n

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For more information about this campaign please check out Living Streets website:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.livingstreets.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign-with-us\/national-walking-month<\/a><\/p>\n

They also have resources to aid walking at work, walking to school, walking at home, etc.<\/p>\n

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WALKING AT WORK<\/h2>\n

How we work has changed drastically for a lot of us in recent months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Walking can also help ease two of the big side effects of the coronavirus pandemic – isolation and inactivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Whether you are walking at work or walking from home – they have something for you.<\/p>\n

From Walking Works – their walking programme designed for workplaces – to their spinning wheel of tips to inspire you to walk more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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WALKING WORKS<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Walking Works is their programme for embedding the culture of walking into workplaces.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span><\/span>\u00a0programme has been re-developed so it’s appropriate to run safely and effectively during the pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Workplaces across the country are taking steps to be more active, more productive, healthier and happier – join them!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

#WalkingWorks<\/p>\n

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WALKING WORKS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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