It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and our new research finds that parents are missing out on the mental health benefits of walking.
We’ve learned that:
* One in ten parents walk for pleasure less than once a month
* After a walk, parents say that their fitness and mental health are better
* Only 51 percent of children aged 5-10 in England walk to school (it was 70 percent in the 1970s)
Next week is Living Streets’ Walk to School Week (18-22 May) where families are encouraged to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or ‘Park and Stride’ for the whole week to see the big differences that come from small steps, from healthier and happier children to fewer cars outside the school gates.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4dvqjJh
