Walk 500 miles this summer!

Walk 500 Miles Photo Launch: Pictured (L-R) Karen Peteranna, NHSWI Health Improvement Practitioner, Tony Wade, CnES Lews Sports Centre Manager, and Norma MacLeod, NHSWI Healthy Working Lives Coordinator.

Walk 500 Miles Photo Launch: Pictured (L-R) Karen Peteranna, NHSWI Health Improvement Practitioner, Tony Wade, CnES Lews Sports Centre Manager, and Norma MacLeod, NHSWI Healthy Working Lives Coordinator.

Imagine being able to say YOU walked 500 miles this summer!  Well, here is an opportunity to do just that. 

NHS Western Isles’ Health Promotion Department and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Sport and Health Division invite you to register for the Walk 500 Miles step count challenge for individuals or teams of 3 from the Butt to Barra aged 18 years and over.  Registration is now open until 4th May 2017 with the challenge starting on Friday 5th May 2017.

Individuals and teams of 3 can choose a step challenge that suits them:

  • The Bronze 500 is for participants who wish to aim for 7,500 steps per day
  • The Silver 500 is for participants who wish to aim for 10,000 steps per day, and
  • The Gold 500 is for participants who wish to aim for 12,500 steps per day

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