SCHOOLS and businesses across Warrington and Cheshire have pledged to get pupils and employees more active.
A total of 50 local businesses are getting 42,218 workers on the move and 67 primary schools are getting 17,130pupils more active.
It’s all thanks to Cheshire and Warrington’s physical activity task force, Active Cheshire.
They have created products and services called “Active Kids” and “Active Workplace” to help people move more in schools and businesses.
The problem is the damage caused by the number of hours people spend sitting each day. Active Cheshire target the many residents in Cheshire and Warrington who have desk jobs, leading to sedentary lifestyles.
They recognize that physical inactivity levels in children around the globe have reached crisis levels and that children worldwide are not active enough to maintain healthy growth and development.
Anne Boyd, chief executive officer of Active Cheshire said “We want more people to feel the benefits being physically active has to offer. A more confident, happier workforce and school is a great achievement. We want to help people realise that any physical activity, not matter how small, is a success.”
Active Cheshire works across with a diverse range of organisations ensuring a positive impact in all walks of life; ensuring people can get active at home, school, in the workplace and everywhere in between.
