A Boost your Healthy initiative for all Queenslanders
The Billion Steps Challenge is a Boost your Healthy initiative for all Queenslanders to step together and stay active and healthy during COVID-19.
Boost your Activity – Every step counts.
Tracking your steps is a great motivation to keep moving through the day. Finding new ways to stay active now our daily routines have changed is something we are all adjusting to. Set yourself a daily goal and use a pedometer, Fitbit, Garmin or other activity tracker to stay on track. Whether it’s a planned walk that you do regularly, wheeling around your neighbourhood or incidental movement across the day like stepping away from your work for 10 minutes or jumping on the tramp with the kids, the more you move – the better your body and mind will feel!
How do I get involved?
Quick answer: Log your steps on the 10,000 Steps website.
Once you are signed up as a 10,000 Steps member, log your daily steps (and/or minutes of physical activity) and your totals will automatically contribute to the Queensland tally.
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How do I stay active during COVID-19?
The current recommendations are that if we are healthy and well, we should be staying active. It is important for both our physical and mental health as well as our long term risk of chronic disease. We are currently able to leave our house to exercise with members of our household or two people can exercise together if they maintain social distancing rules.
Sitting less and moving more throughout the day is also important for us and for this you don’t need to leave your house – have a dance in your lounge room, go for a stroll around the garden, set a reminder and walk on the spot for 2 minutes every hour.
For specific health advice and information, visit the Queensland Government and Australian Government websites.
Boost your Healthy
Health and Wellbeing Queensland has created the Boost your Healthy platform, which brings together ideas, activities, information and challenges from a wide range of alliance partners, all designed to inspire you to Boost your Activity and stay healthy during COVID-19.
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