Solving Problems of Inactivity and Obesity: Putting Research into Practice Seminar

Active places: building healthy environments Seminar

Belfast City Marathon

On May Day our project manager Ruth Hunter completed the full 26.2 miles of the Belfast City Marathon raising over £1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Walk to Work Week Event in Connswater

Why not join the Connswater Community Greenway and Connswater Shopping Centre and take part in walk to work week by taking a lunchtime stroll.

As part of National Walk to Work week Business in the Community is encouraging its member companies to get their employees to join in a fun and healthy lunchtime activity.

The Connswater Community Greenway, along with Connswater Shopping Centre have organised a Walk to Work Week event, taking place on Monday 26^th April at 12:30 p.m. This will involve a short lunchtime walk beginning at Connswater Shopping Centre and walking to the Hollow at Elmgrove.

While this is a fun activity it is anticipated that such an event will encourage staff, members and groups to take up a simple lunchtime activity such as walking thus improving their general health and fitness.

FREE pedometers for the first 100 people to register with Heather at Connswater Community Greenway (9046 7625 or email heather@eastbelfast.com)

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FREE T Shirts for the first 100 people to register at Connswater Shopping Centre or online at www.connswater.co.uk

Connswater Bluebell Walk - All Welcome!

What the PARC team got up to on their holidays

During the Easter Holidays Claire Cleland (PARC study PhD student) and Mark Tully took part in a two day training camp for the Irish mens U16s and U18s hockey teams, as part of their roles with the Irish Hockey Association. Claire, a nutrionist, gave a presentation on the need for proper hydration and diet for elite athletes.

PARC Study staff organising Walk to Work Week 2010 at Queen's University

Walk to Work Week takes place from Monday 26 - Friday 30 April. As part of the week's activity, the Healthy Living Initiative and the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI) would like you to join them on Wednesday 28 April at 2.00pm at the PEC for a 30 minute walk.

They are looking for Walking Champions in Schools and Directorates to encourage your departmental staff to get involved. If anyone is actively organising lunchtime walking groups or would like to, please contact Dr Robert Gamble for more information.

Want to do a bit more?

You can get a Walking Pledge card from the Physical Education Centre reception and decide how much additional walking you are going to commit to and make a note of this. Recording how you have done each day will help you keep track of your achievements. You can optionally pledge to give £1 for each day you meet your goal to the British Heart Foundation through the Just Giving site address, http://original.justgiving.com/walktowork. Finally, return your card (by post or in person) to Dr Robert Gamble, Physical Education Centre.

The initiative is supported by the Staff Healthy Living Initiative and the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI), in association with Business in the Community.

For more information, contact Dr Robert Gamble, (email)