Global Challenge Walking for Water Lesson 1

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

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

Counting steps

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

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)

What journeys have you made and why?

Ethiopia https://earth.google.com/web/@9.1491755,40.49939505,1365.83313128a,2937761.02796984d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=ClMaURJLCiUweDE2MzVkMGNlZGQ2Y2ZkMmI6MHg3YmY2YTY3ZjUzNDhjNTVhGV4e5sFoPyFAIfAe7_Eez0NAKhDOkc65zrjOuc6_z4DOr86xGAIgAQ

Walking for water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40gZqVBUHUk&feature=youtu.be

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

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

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 8 hours - 1 hour = 7 hours of walking 7 hours x 4 km = 28 km total walking 28 x 1500 steps = approximately 42,000 steps

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

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