National Walking Month 2019
Thanks for helping us celebrate another amazing National Walking Month!
Whether it was by adding more movement to your daily routine, or adding your voice to our movement for change, our annual celebration of walking was the perfect way to mark our 90th anniversary.
Check out some of our highlights from social media across the month - and, first, find out the ways you can still get involved. After all, walking isn't only for May.
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Thanks once more to Kate Humble!
We are so grateful to TV presenter and author Kate Humble for being the National Walking Month Ambassador for 2019.
"Walking is something I love to do," she said in the video she made for us, "so I’m afraid I’m going to be a bit of a bully and ask you all to try and fit a little bit more walking into your life."
It's a message that lasts longer than just one month. Watch her video again and read her blog post about walking and mental health.
Some highlights from social media
Happy #NationalWalkingMonth!
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 1, 2019
How will you #WalkThisMay?https://t.co/ZTWQ7H8orv pic.twitter.com/sv5MwCmPMc
First up in our #NationalWalkingMonth #WalkingSongs playlist, it can only be the tune we end up humming every single year. Can't think why... #WalkThisMayhttps://t.co/pmyZUDeTYo 1/31 pic.twitter.com/otmQROFxLv
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 1, 2019
Walk to School Week rocked once again (of course)
🚶♀️Are you walking, cycling or scooting to school with your kids this morning?
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 20, 2019
📸 Share your pics, stories and tips for other parents using #WalkToSchoolWeek
😁 Happy walking! https://t.co/MfiX9rGxCU
Why do you love the #WalkToSchool?
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 20, 2019
For #WalkToSchoolWeek we asked some children at our WOW schools and put what they told us into a short video.#NationalWalkingMonth
📽 Watch the whole clip on our website: https://t.co/CjbW1bm93K pic.twitter.com/cXcQopwr9k
Our @JenniWiggle joined Transport Minister @Jesse_Norman on today's walk to school in #Hackney.
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 21, 2019
Thank you to Jesse, the families, @mayorofhackney & everyone else who joined us to take steps for #walktoschoolweek - official photos showing everyone in all their glory to follow. pic.twitter.com/UAIIHLlyQx
#EurovisionSongContest is done and dusted for another year so let’s get back in our stride with the #walktoschoolsong for #walktoschoolweek Dancing our way through #nationalwalkingmonth https://t.co/XVZXgO2e1D
— Living Streets Scot (@LStreetsScot) May 20, 2019
Happy Shoesday was a magical parade
We have lots of fabulous happy shoes in school today! #HappyShoesday #RoadSafety @livingstreets pic.twitter.com/wEq2KebxWr
— Penshurst Primary (@PenshurstSchool) May 21, 2019
How is your #HappyShoesDay going? 🙂👟👞👡
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 21, 2019
📸 Keep sending us your awesome photos#WalkToSchoolWeek pic.twitter.com/pGBcT15w5s
Congratulations to everyone taking part in @livingstreets #HappyShoesday today and well done to everyone at Hurst Park for their fantastic effort! pic.twitter.com/WXxIrrt88s
— Hurst Park School (@HurstParkSchool) May 21, 2019
We marked Mental Health Awareness Week
#Walking is great for your mental health & wellbeing. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is 13-19 May, a great time to discover the #PowerOfWalking.#NationalWalkingMonth #WalkThisMay #Try20https://t.co/Eqt7G5NZlo pic.twitter.com/sVtAvvxjdM
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 11, 2019
Comedian (and former Loughborough lollipop man...), @JamesAcaster on how he walks to relax. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NationalWalkingMonth pic.twitter.com/M70MudF64I
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 13, 2019
And here's @katehumble blogging for us about walking and #mentalhealth too.#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #NationalWalkingMonthhttps://t.co/1apQ1qECyn
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 18, 2019
Cardiff went car-free for the day
#Carfreediff pic.twitter.com/fEgVtA3zLo
— Living Streets Cymru (@LStreetsCymru) May 12, 2019
Hello from #CarFreeDiff we are walking in and talking about making our streets fit for #nine90. @LStreetsCymru. pic.twitter.com/Jl7XSNqhr3
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 12, 2019
How can people make a difference to their streets? A ringing endorsement for @livingstreets local groups from @CaroWild! #carfreediff #walking #activetravel pic.twitter.com/PTYr76hDmC
— Living Streets Cymru (@LStreetsCymru) May 12, 2019
A BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR, PHOENIX GROUP
Just back from a pledge event at the @PhoenixGroupUK London office. Lots of fun, lots of sun, big thanks to everyone who made a pledge! #NationalWalkingMonth #WalkthisMay #try20 pic.twitter.com/cZkiZZBZc6
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 10, 2019
Our #NationalWalkingMonth sponsor @PhoenixGroupUK is doing loads of fab stuff to celebrate. Hear how the second phase of their Walking Friends project is helping over 65s make new friends pic.twitter.com/2TZHXcviWh
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 17, 2019
This #NationalWalkingMonth colleagues from our London, Wythall and Edinburgh offices met with Living Streets to introduce more walking into their working day. #walkthismay #walkingpledge @LivingStreets pic.twitter.com/DOJfE4LSLZ
— Phoenix Group (@PhoenixGroupUK) May 30, 2019
And @PhoenixGroupUK staff have already done a great job demonstrating the #PowerOfWalking - check out this project we set up together in the West Midlands to tackle social isolation among over-65s: https://t.co/ZfGY4bNmDw#NationalWalkingMonth #WalkThisMay pic.twitter.com/U7CfSAtQ07
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 8, 2019
