Everyday Sport

Everyday Sport was launched in 2004 and tested in the North East of England. The campaign is designed to encourage people to get active and show that it can be fun and easy to fit activity into our busy lives.

Everyday Sport aims to increase awareness levels of the importance and benefits of physical activity and, ultimately, to increase participation levels in physical activity and sport.

From walking the dog or simply taking the stairs instead of the lift to a kickabout in the park with your family or team sport Everyday Sport can be easy and fun for everyone.

10 EVERYDAY SPORT FACTS

1. It only takes 30 Everyday Sport minutes, five days a week, to dramatically improve your health and happiness

2. Everyday Sport has the backing of a number of politicians and celebrities including Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, Sports Minister Richard Caborn, Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Wilkinson, Nell McAndrew and Darren Campbell

3. Climbing 3,407m of stairs is the equivalent of completing the three peaks challenge

4. Not moving around enough increases your risk of colon and breast cancer. Inactivity has also been linked to cancers of the womb, lung and prostate. The good news is that being very active can probably halve your risk of colon cancer.

5. Getting off the bus a stop early twice a day could count for half your recommended daily exercise

6. Regular cycling can give you a fitness level of a person ten years younger

7. The recommended amount of daily activity for a healthy lifestyle equates to just two per cent of your day

8. There are 34,100 obesity-related deaths in England every year that is the equivalent of a full-house at Middlesbrough Football Club's Riverside Stadium or the population of a small town

9. Around two-thirds of the population of England are overweight or obese and obesity has grown by almost 400 per cent in the last 25 years. Currently 65% of women and 55% of men are overweight or obese

10. You can build your own Everyday Sport diary, find an activity near you or find out how to get started at www.everydaysport.com. More>>

GET MOVING THIS SUMMER WITH EVERYDAY CYCLING!

Blue skies, temperatures soaring into the 30s, a gentle bike ride on a summer's evening... Life doesn't get much better. What better time to dust off the saddle, pump up the tyres and have a go?

Whatever your ability, we've got Routes and Rides and some great Events to choose from. We've also got some nifty tools to help you record your rides, get active with your family and friends, and challenge yourself fitter. Get started with www.everydaycycling.com. More>>

EVERYDAY SWIM

Everyday Swim is a pioneering national programme, led by the Amateur Swimming Association and funded by Sport England, which aims to look at the barriers to swimming and provide best practice examplesto affect a culture change across the country and get more people into our pools, for leisure, fitness and fun! More>>

Everyday Sport Promotion Packs now available!

Are you an organisation or company that would like to promote the Everyday Sport message to your colleagues or to the public? Active Surrey Sports Partnership have created a pack full of useful information leaflets and posters to encourage people to be more active, eat healthier and promote well-being. These packs are tailored to the borough where you are located, so that you have some local contacts if you need further information. If you would like a pack, please call Active Surrey Sports Partnership.