More than 4,000 people across 800 teams from organisations large and small, including 108 people from North Lanarkshire, took part in Paths for All’s challenge and recorded over 2.3 billion steps in eight weeks.
A record number of participants have travelled the equivalent of 40 journeys around the Earth in this year’s spring Step Count Challenge.
In addition to boosting physical activity, the challenge saved an estimated 31,030 kg of CO2, roughly the weight of five elephants, as participants chose walking, wheeling and cycling over driving. “Walking is one of the simplest things we can do to improve our physical, mental and social health. You don’t need any special equipment and it can be incorporated into the working day.
With the success of the spring challenge, Paths for All is encouraging even more people to get involved in the upcoming autumn Step Count Challenge. Prizes will be up for grabs throughout the challenge, with lucky participants being rewarded on a weekly basis.
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