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Global Challenge Walking for Water Lesson 1

This lesson explores the benefits of walking, focusing on preventing NCDs, maintaining healthy blood pressure, managing weight, and enhancing mood. Students learn about the impact of walking habits on health and empathy for those walking long distances for water.

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Global Challenge Walking for Water Lesson 1

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  1. Global Challenge Walking for Water Lesson 1

  2. What are the benefits of walking? • can help prevent NCDs e.g. heart disease and diabetes • helps to keep blood pressure at healthy level • can help to manage weight • helps to strengthen bones and muscles • can improve your mood

  3. NHS walking target At least 10,000 steps every day

  4. Counting steps

  5. Learning objectives: • to understand the health benefits of walking • to consider how walking habits have changed and the implications of this • to develop empathy for children who have to walk long distances to collect water

  6. Why do we walk less than we used to? • more cars and public transport • lack of time • lack of motivation • change in activities (e.g. computers, phones)

  7. What journeys have you made and why?

  8. Ethiopia

  9. Walking for water

  10. Questions • How do you think walking for 8 hours every day impacts on Aysha’s life? Think about her: • school and learning • social life and friends • other opportunities • health • feelings

  11. The Water Burden • Often falls to women and girls • Means they miss out on education and play as they spend hours every day fetching water • School can be impossible • Water may be contaminated meaning increased likelihood of disease

  12. Estimate how far Ayesha walks & the number of steps she does • Total of 8 hours a day round trip • 4 stops of 15 minutes to rest in the heat • walking at an average pace of 4 km per hour • 1km = approx 1500 steps

  13. Your challenge Walk as many steps as Ayesha does in1 day over 4 days.

  14. Learning objectives: • to understand the health benefits of walking • to consider how walking habits have changed and the implications of this • to develop empathy for children who have to walk long distances to collect water

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