FEATURE FOCUS: TACKLING STUDENT OBESITY
World Record breaking cyclist, Mark Beaumont, joinsMICRO SCOOTERS in backing Big Pedal 2018
many schools as possible will take part in this year’s ‘Around the World in 10 days’ Sustrans Big Pedal challenge.” Xavier Brice, CEO of Sustrans said: “At
1.6miles, the average primary school journey is a distance that can be walked, scooted or cycled as an easy way of building more physical activity into our busy lives. As well as being fun, Big Pedal can help kick-start entire families into leading more active lives, while reducing congestion and air pollution round the school gates. Although the competition runs for just two weeks, it can be a catalyst for long-term changes in the way pupils, parents and teachers travel to and from school.” With a joint passion to transform everyday
journeys for children and adults into healthier, quicker and happier adventures, Micro Scooters’ UK founders, Anna Gibson and Philippa Gogarty, are at the forefront of a revolution in the UK. From transforming the school run, to the rise in adult scooting, the scooter brand is responsible for training over 60,000 kids a year to scoot safely. During the ten-day campaign, participating
primary and secondary schools will compete with one another to make the most journeys by bike or scooter. Participating schools and classes will be entered into daily prize draws for rewards, including bike stunt shows, if more than 15% of a school cycle or scoot on each day of the challenge.
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he UK’s leading scooter brand, Micro Scooters UK, has announced it is sponsoring this year’s
Sustrans Big Pedal campaign as part of its mission to transform the everyday school run by getting families moving more and scooting to school. This comes after recent reports from Public Heath England which claim that ‘nearly half of children are perilously overweight in some parts of Britain’.
Sustrans Big Pedal, which runs from Monday
23rd April to Friday 4th May, is the UK’s largest competition of its kind. The inter-school cycling and scooting challenge inspires pupils, staff and parents to leave their cars at home and opt for two wheels instead for their journey to and from school. Last year nearly 1,700 schools registered to
take part which resulted in savings of almost 728 tonnes of CO2 being emitted by cars and more than 75,000 gallons of fuel not being used on the school run. Parents also saved over £400,000 on fuel. The theme of this year’s Big Pedal is ‘Around
the world in 10days’ with backing from cyclist Mark Beaumont, who holds the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world in 78 days. During this year’s Big Pedal 2018, pupils can track their progress on a map of the world, learning about the places Mark passed through on his trip. Mark said: “I’m delighted to be supporting the
Big Pedal 2018. It’s a great initiative for getting more young people on their bikes and scooters, building their confidence and independence in a fun and engaging way. Encouraging young people to cycle and scoot from an early age not only boosts physical and mental health, it also helps build good habits for independent and active travel into teenage and adult life. I hope as
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