What else gets your kids off the sofa and on their bikes?

Dani King backs schools Going for Gold

sustrans.org.uk 17 Oct '12, 10am

What else gets your kids off the sofa and on their bikes?

Dani King backs schools Going for Gold At Sustrans we think it's a national scandal that so few children are able to enjoy the benefits of daily exercise and the freedom of cycling to school. Our new report Going for Gold (pdf) highlights a massive opportunity to change this. With our Olympic-inspired kids keen to get on their bikes, now is the time for the government to reduce obesity by helping children cycle more. Health experts agree that the easiest way to increase activity in children is to include walking and cycling in their daily routine. But it won't happen by itself - with only 2% of kids currently cycling regularly, much more needs to be done. Sustrans is calling for a nationwide gold standard for school cycling that would: get more than a quarter of pupils regularly cycling to school include cycling in the school curriculum have a member of staff to champion a...

Full article: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/resources/in-the-news/going-fo...

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@m_hemsley » 25 Oct '12, 3pm
@julianhuppert How about making cycling to school a key part of curriculum and supports Gold Standard for cycling [link]
@earsopen » 24 Oct '12, 9am
@julianhuppert Hi Julian! Something about adding cycling to school curriculum? @Sustrans has made the case here: [link]
@Rcurtis2706 » 19 Oct '12, 12pm
Cycling safely and wearing helmets RT @DaniKing1: Lets get more kids on bikes! @sustrans [link]
@espressolegs » 19 Oct '12, 12pm
RT @DaniKing1: Lets get more kids on bikes! @sustrans [link]
@DaniKing1 » 19 Oct '12, 12pm
Lets get more kids on bikes! @sustrans [link]
@gavinsefton » 18 Oct '12, 5pm
@JamieStaff had a very inspiring Gold Mark day. Thanks for your support Jamie! [link]
@sustrans » 18 Oct '12, 5pm
@JamieStaff Thank you very much for your Gold Mark support today! [link]
@sustrans » 17 Oct '12, 2pm
What are your favourite memories of cycling or walking to school? [link]
@bacharel » 17 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @GreenGuideUK: RT @sustrans Let us know what you’d like to see schools do more to help kids cycle regularly [link]
@sustrans » 17 Oct '12, 1pm
Now is the time for the government to reduce obesity by helping our #Olympic-inspired kids cycle more [link]
@sustrans » 17 Oct '12, 11am
It’s a scandal that so few children are able to enjoy the benefits of daily exercise and freedom of cycling to school [link]
@sustrans » 17 Oct '12, 11am
Let us know what you’d like to see schools do more to help kids cycle regularly [link]
@MikeGalloway » 17 Oct '12, 10am
Massive opportunity for gov & #localgov inc town & parish councils: Reduce #obesity by helping children #cycle (more) [link]
@FQDadsMag » 17 Oct '12, 10am
Anything that gets UK children active RT @sustrans: What else gets your kids off the sofa and on their bikes? [link]
@MikeGalloway » 17 Oct '12, 10am
Report @sustrans: scandal so few children able to enjoy benefits daily exercise & freedom of cycling to school. [link]
@MikeGalloway » 17 Oct '12, 10am
RT @sustrans: What else gets your kids off the sofa and on their bikes? [link] #cycling #health
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What else gets your kids off the sofa and on their bikes? [link]
@EthicalAthlete » 17 Oct '12, 12pm
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@calwdav » 17 Oct '12, 12pm
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@philbarrow » 17 Oct '12, 12pm
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@RuthLowry » 17 Oct '12, 11am
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@gordonb99 » 17 Oct '12, 11am
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