National Walking Month
Thank you for joining us to #WALKTHISMAY
Nearly 1,700 of you pledged to #WalkThisMay for National Walking Month 2021 – adding up to 21,086 short journeys per week!
If everyone stuck to their pledge, then collectively we walked an extra 105,430 miles, burned 10.5 million calories and averted 24,038kg of CO2 across the month!
We hope you enjoyed the benefits of leaving the car at home for your short journeys, and that you’ll continue beyond May!
We’ll see you again in May for National Walking Month 2022. Until then, you can still check out our free resources and activities for all ages and abilities below.
What you can do next
Check out our Walk to School Week highlights
And if you missed out in May, you can still take part!
Be inspired
Our former Chair, long-standing member and lifelong campaigner, Alastair Hanton, passed away last month.
Over the past few weeks, people have been generously sharing their reflections and memories of him.
We've collated a few of them here.
Here are some our favourite bits
1⃣ day to go until #NationalWalkingMonth!
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) April 30, 2021
📹 @Chris_Boardman is getting ready to #WalkThisMay.
👣 Make a pledge and join him > https://t.co/4NtoDfjKdK pic.twitter.com/3kYWt8XlSp
The last year has proven that our #airquality can recover when we drive less. Keep doing your bit. Pledge to #WalkThisMay for @LivingStreets’ #NationalWalkingMonth https://t.co/v2eLwqmCfD pic.twitter.com/qrXQdeRCf1
— The City of Edinburgh Council (@Edinburgh_CC) April 30, 2021
May is National Walking Month and we are ready to #WalkThisMay 😁🤘
— Go Jauntly (@gojauntly) April 30, 2021
Pledge your support and get involved! 👇https://t.co/WP1lvctkWu@livingstreets #HappinessOutdoors #GetOutside #Walking #NationalWalkingMonth #LocalWalks #FamilyWalks #WalkingApp #WeLoveWalking
Bump and I walked to the polling station #nationalwalkingmonth @livingstreets #walkthismay #london #3daysoverdue pic.twitter.com/TOiteXXmSm
— Tanya Braun (@Tanya_Braun) May 6, 2021
Tip 9 have a family adventure at the weekend visiting family. #NationalWalkingMonth #WalkThisMay @LStreetsScot @livingstreets pic.twitter.com/RWVBJYTxWg
— Fiona Muir (@Fi_Muir) May 5, 2021
After falling into the trap of not leaving the house for days while working from home, I’ve pledged to walk 7 times a week this month to #WalkThisMay for @LivingStreets’ National Walking Month. Join me https://t.co/9Penfsvd27 https://t.co/JrBO4OD5gg
— Anna Foster 💙 (@AnnaFosterNHS) May 3, 2021
Our new report, produced with @Agilysis_UK reveals that people from poorer communities are more likely to be killed or injured on Britain’s roads, with those from ethnic minority groups (excluding white minorities) more at risk.https://t.co/hVOqU2MMav
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 20, 2021
We're taking steps to make London the world's most walkable city 🚶
— Transport for London 🚶🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️ (@TfL) May 27, 2021
We've introduced 18 pedestrian crossings which show a continuous ‘green person’ signal until vehicles approach to prioritise people walking 💚 #WalkThisMay pic.twitter.com/zXsoVwmFbZ
Ten years after having done my first @livingstreets #WalkToWork, I’m once again sauntering from home in Ealing to our office. Was W1, now EC1 - about 12 miles. Seems I’ve picked a decent day for it & my first photos are of the lovely Lammas Park. Hold that name...#WalkThisMay pic.twitter.com/UCnUApRIXg
— John Dales 🌍 (@johnstreetdales) May 27, 2021
What a great way to start a rather chilly Thursday! And my first visit to South Yorkshire since the start of the lockdown last year. Thank you to everyone who made us so welcome 🤩 it was great to see people in real life!! 🚶🏽♀️ 🚶🏾♂️ 🚶 🛴🚲🚲 https://t.co/rTgnwr2nDu
— Dame Sarah Storey (@DameSarahStorey) May 20, 2021
New research from @livingstreets for #NationalWalkingMonth reveals the top reasons people are going to continue to drive less as lockdown restrictions ease. 👇 👇 👇
— RamblersGB (@RamblersGB) May 11, 2021
What’s keeping you moving? 🚶 🕺 #WalkThisMay https://t.co/pPlO8EMt51 pic.twitter.com/acLsYpxZ0j
To mark the end of a fab #NationalWalkingMonth, we've teamed up with @MichaelJBooks to give away a set of Raynor Winn's bestsellers to 5 lucky winners! 📖
— Living Streets (@livingstreets) May 27, 2021
To enter:
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🐦 Follow @livingstreets & @MichaelJBooks
Closing date: Monday 31 Mayhttps://t.co/saO1CnRXWp
Why Brits love walking
We carried out research to find out what Brits have enjoyed most about walking more this past year. Walking was seen a great way to stay healthy, to meet friends and family in a safe and legal way, and to discover new places.
Lots of people plan to keep walking to maintain their physical health and mental wellbeing, with a third of people planning to keep the car at home to reduce their carbon footprint!
resources and activities
Our #Try20 tips are designed to help you fit 20 minutes of walking into your day.
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 certain cancers, depression, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
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.
#WalkingFromHome
We've been #WalkingFromHome all year.
Check out our resources and activities to help keep your daily walk fresh and interesting.
Family fun
For teachers, parents and families looking for inspiration and ideas to help keep children active, we've created some free resources and activities.
Keep the kids entertained this National Walking Month!
Home exercise
If you're self-isolating, here are some ways you can still stay active in the home.