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Active Travel
Active Travel works with policy-makers and practitioners to promote walking and cycling as health-enhancing physical activity.
Sedentary lifestyles are causing an obesity epidemic and increasing the risk of health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancers and osteoporosis. One of the easiest ways to increase physical activity is to include walking and cycling in the daily routine.
Latest news
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on promoting physical activity in the workplace. The recommendations include encouraging employees to walk or cycle to work.
Press release
Sustrans joins forces to take action on active travel
The UK's leading public health, transport and planning bodies are calling on government at all levels to invest 10% of transport budgets in cycling and walking initiatives, now, to help fight the UK's obesity crisis.
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Active Travel Projects
Active Travel is working with local communities across the UK to increase their levels of physical activity through walking and cycling. More information
For the latest research on the health benefits of active travel, visit
www.the-evidence.org.uk
Please email activetravel@sustrans.org.uk to subscribe to the Active Travel E-Bulletin.
Active Travel is supported by the Department of Health.
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