There is 18 days left to go for participating teams to complete this year’s walking challenge. Altogether, the 377 teams have walked 292,457 kilometres, the equivalent of walking seven times round the planet.
Currently topping the leader board is the Hot Steppers, a group of staff from the anaesthetics department at University Hospital Wishaw (UHW).
Team member Suzanne Lees, anaesthetic co-ordinator, said: “I’m delighted to be in the top spot for the walking challenge. We’ve been really enjoying getting into the spirit of things, mainly because there is a lot of competition with other teams at UHW.
“Our team has created a WhatsApp group and we send each other photographs each day to encourage everyone. I’m definitely doing a lot more exercise than before and hopefully will keep it up beyond the end of the challenge.”
The current top 10 teams are:
| 1st | Hot Steppers | 2,439.3km |
| 2nd | Legs Misérable | 2,287.0km |
| 3rd | The Knockouts | 2,198.0km |
| 4th | Endoscopy Dolls | 2,179.7km |
| 5th | Pimp My Stride | 2,066.1km |
| 6th | I Can Step Team 3 | 1,836.3km |
| 7th | MonkEDACP | 1,743.5km |
| 8th | Fizzios LD | 1,665.7km |
| 9th | Pavement Pounders | 1,640.6km |
| 10th | The Volatile Agents | 1,586.5km |
This year’s walking challenge will offer prizes for the most improved, best photo submissions and the best overall performance.
Let us know how you are getting on, or upload your photos, via Twitter and Facebook.
Walking for just half an hour a day can increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat and boost muscle power and endurance. You can also get a lot of great advice from Paths for All – Walking, Cycling and Wheeling.
For details of walking and cycling routes in Lanarkshire click here.
