Activities for family time
If you are a parent, grandparent or carer with children to keep active and occupied, we have some family friendly walking goals with ideas to keep children interested. Visit the Info & Ideas page for tips and activity sheets.
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A Mile A Day
A mile a day keeps the doctor away! Walk a mile every day of the Let's Walk Festival. That's about 2000 steps, and 20 - 30 minutes of walking. Less if you walk briskly!
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Local Interest Walk
Try going out for an hour's walk to discover more about where you live. Could you find 3 things to find out about when you get home? There's a lot out there, so why not do two of these discovery walks during the Let's Walk Festival fortnight.
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Walk to School Challenge
Walk to school (and back again for parents!) on at least 5 days over the fortnight. Following on from Walk to School Week last week, this is a great opportunity to build on new active travel habits this Autumn.
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Photography Walk
Could you while away 2 hours walking and pausing to take photographs of what's around you? Don't forget to share them with us! @GMWalks #GMWalkFest
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3 Mile Weekend Walk
Why not try a longer weekend walk? Take the family out? Meet up with friends for a socially distant chat. Explore somewhere new or discover something closer to home. There are two weekends during the Festival. Try to do a 3 mile walk each weekend.
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Car swap short walk
Could you walk to your local shop for those few essentials instead of driving? Most of us have a shop within 15 minutes walk of home. There and back and you've done a mile! Don't forget to take a bag and a face mask.
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Green space activity walk
Give your walk to the local park an extra focus! Or focus on the trees, local gardens or hedges near you. Make it a 3000 step walk and make the most of it. 3000 steps is about 1.5 miles, or 30-45 minutes.
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10,000 steps per day
Clock up 10,000 steps over the day on 10 out of 14 days of the Let's Walk Festival fortnight! Not all have to be achieved during the walk, but you'll definitely need to get out for a walk to hit this target.
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Let’s Walk 10 miles
Walk 10 miles over the Let's Walk Festival fortnight to achieve this goal. You can do it in as many walks as you wish. Your progress can be recorded in time, steps or distance.
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