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Walk2Work Day 2015 - March 11 - Walking and public transport

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This year the Walk2Work Day theme is Walking and Public Transport.  A walk is part of every bus, train and ferry ride.  Research shows that walking and catching the bus or train (or ferry you lucky people) keeps you fitter than using a car. 

Celebrate your good choices in transport and for health on Walk2Work Day 11 March 2015 by joining one of the great events planned.

Walking and taking public transport is like a sock and a shoe, or a bus and a passenger. They just go together. Walking and PT get you where you want to go and keep you fitter too.

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Andy Smith
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021 474740

Physical activity and built environment in NZ

What's the evidence? Physical activity, walking, and transport-related physical activity will all be examined in relation to urban form.
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Christchurch Active Living Strategy (draft)

The Active Living Strategy aims to support Christchurch people so that they can enjoy regular physical activity as part of their everyday lives and improve the
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Round the bridges fun run and tower 2 tower run (Wanganui)

Walkers and runners completed either the 4.7km route around the Dublin and City bridges or lifted their challenge with the 8.9km route around the Dublin, City and Cobham bridges.
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Recreation strategy (Taupo)

Taupo district is a special place to recreate, known worldwide for its environment and the variety of opportunities this presents.
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Distance of walking in childhood and femoral bone density etc

Premenopausal women were asked how many kilometers per day they had walked to school and back, in each grade of primary school. Walking distance was not associated with spinal bone density.
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Chronic disease notes and reports (physical activity and health)

Special focus on physical activity and health This contains the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health.
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The pan-European programme on transport, health and environment (PEP)

This is a web page provided by the WHO which outlines the Pan-European programme on transport, health, and the environment.
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About Us

Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.

We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.

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