- Invite family and friends – a great way to spend time with loved ones, and you all get fitter at the same time
- Try a walking meeting – inspire the office to get involved and #try20 today to feel energised
- Food exclusion zone – give your taste buds a treat as well as your feet – set up a Food Exclusion Zone (FEZ), and make sure you walk at least 20 minutes when buying your lunch – North Leeds has some great local café’s and deli’s.
- Walk to and from work – you may not be able to walk the whole way, but you may skip a bus stop or park your car 20 mins away from the office – The average Brit spends a whopping £1,000 a year on transport costs!
- Get snap happy this Weekend – capturing moments makes walking more interesting, take your camera or ipone and snap your local park, sunset or town centre
- Take the long cut – take the long way round for an extra 20 mins – it might become your everyday journey
- Walk to the local shops – not decided what’s for supper – walk to the local shop and get the ingredients
- Try the scavenger hunt – we’ll be launching this soon
- Have family adventures with your children, play the family I Spy game
- Walk the kids to school – next week is walk to school week
- Tues 21st may is happy shoesday – aim to walk to work if you can
- Go ahead, treat yourself, May 1319 is Mental Health awareness week – the perfect time to take a walk. It may mean buying yourself something nice, but it certainly means doing something that makes you happier
- No lunch Aldesko
- Take a romantic Promenade
- Take a mindful meander – take time for yourself and absorb your surroundings – sights, smells and sounds
- Two birds, one stone – get out and about and get stuff done – walk to your local bank, grocers, deli – you’ll fell stress free and be on top of your local chores
- Prepare for the weather – stock up on the waterproof clothing, sunscreen and keep a bottle of water in your bag – if you want to ‘refill’
- Make someone’s day – call in and see your friends family or neighbours
- Powerwalk to the finish
- Share your highlights – celebrate with a 20 minutes walk with friends .
At David PhillipEstate Agents we will be trying out most of the above, I did over 10,000 steps yesterday delivering leaflets in Pool-in-Wharfedale, so not only am I supporting # try20, getting fitter, getting healthier but also spreading work about the Davidphillip brand too.