WALK & CYCLE IF YOU CAN

Going on a short journey? Leave the car at home and walk or cycle instead. Getting out walking or cycling burns calories, gets your heart pumping and works your legs and abs. It can also lift your mood, put a smile on your face and improve your general health and wellbeing.

By swapping short car journeys with cycling or walking, you can easily build exercise into your day and reap the health benefits. Research shows adults who cycle regularly have fitness levels of someone up to 10 years younger. (Sustrans, UK)

As for walking, just 30 minutes every day can increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat, and boost muscle power and endurance. It can also reduce your risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers. (Victoria State Government Department of Health)

More walking and cycling also mean:

> less traffic

> cleaner air

> and quieter streets

Walk and cycle your way toward safer, healthier and more liveable cities (WHO).

“Walking and cycling improve health and make cities more sustainable. Every step and every ride help to cut congestion, air pollution and disease. But we must make walking and cycling safe, so more people choose these healthier, greener options.” – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General