Go Active Challenge
Did you know you can walk to most places in Barrhead in 20 to 30 minutes and cycle there in under 10 minutes! As part of Go Barrhead a Green Travel Map has been produced to encourage you to make more walking and cycling trips around town. Green travel map (PDF 1.37 MB)
Take our 1 week challenge by completing the daily Go Active Diary and see if you can start on the path to a healthier you!
What is the Go Active Challenge?
The Go Active Challenge encourages you to be more physically active and make healthy changes to your diet and lifestyle. Whatever your baseline diet and fitness level, the Go Active Challenge is designed to allow everyone to improve on their current health position.
You will have to complete an activity diary for one week where you will be encouraged to take up daily challenges such as increasing your daily walking or cycling, swapping some of your snacks for healthier choices and using more local shops and services.
Why would I want to complete the Go Active Challenge?
By becoming more active and eating healthier, you are more likely to:
- Reduce stress and feel able to cope
- Feel good
- Sleep better
- Increase your energy levels
- Manage your weight
- Reduce blood pressure
- Reduce the risk of heart disease, some cancers and type 2 diabetes
Plus...
Return your diary to us within three weeks of receiving it and we will send you a healthy weight goody bag absolutely free!!
Not only that, your name will be entered into our prize draw to win a years membership at East Renfrewshire Council's leisure centres.
Register to take part in the Go Active Challenge today!
Please complete this form to register and we will send you out a Go Active Challenge Diary.