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On Your Feet

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Walking for 20 minutes per day can have a profound positive effect on your health and cut your risk of some serious health problems. With clocks changing what better time to make small changes to your routines? Ditching the car and walking to work will absolutely improve your health and is also better for the environment.  With the clocks changing and the improving weather now is the perfect time to increase your walking.

If you live too far from the office to walk the whole distance, try parking slightly further away to increase your walking time. You can do the same for the drop off and pick up from school.  How about a short walk during your lunch break to clear the brain and make you more productive?

If you are still mainly working from home, commit to using the time you have saved from no longer commuting to going for a walk around your local area.

Use National Walk to Work Day as your launching point for being more physically active.

Benefits Of Walking

  • Improves cardiovascular function and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.
  • Burns extra calories and helps maintain a healthy height.
  • Strengthens and tones leg muscles.
  • Boosts your energy and improves your mood.
  • Improves joint health.
  • Boosts your immune system.
  • Improved motivation and concentration.

Further information is available on the NHS Walking for Health webpage. 

On Your Feet Britain – 28 April

On your feet Britain is a national activity awareness day that encourages us all to get up out of our seat and get moving.

Research shows that regular movement throughout the day leads to

  • Better health
  • Increased motivation
  • Improved concentration
  • And many, many more wellbeing and performance benefits

The On Your Feet Britain challenge encourages you to convert as much sitting time into standing time as you can.

  • Stand during phone calls
  • Stand and take a break from your computer every 30 minutes
  • Use the stairs more
  • Arrange standing or walking meetings
  • Eat your lunch away from your desk
  • Walk to a colleague's desk instead of phoning or emailing them
  • Stand at the back of the room during presentations

On Your Feet Britain - Thursday 28 April is your chance to get the ball rolling and take a stand. Team up with colleagues and see how much you can reduce your “sitting time”.

Further information is available on the Get Britain Standing webpage.