What are your thoughts about the "daily mile' ??

[Bazza1234]

smh.com.au/lifestyle/health... As a C25K graduate , it sounds good to me.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

I'm 54 and my education left the metric system behind round the end of infant school, so the 'mile' is a bit iffy.

I think it is great to get children and young people outside, exposed to such sun as there is (and also to such other weather as there is) and in a relaxed manner - run if you want, walk if you want - and breaking up what can be an intense day. I also think it is great if schools are allowing young people to wear active clothing and footwear. Few schools in the UK now do, promoting cheap polyester suits over healthy lifestyles (and often with parental approval). My own sons were blessed to attend one of the few secondaries holding out... although they were required to change for PE.

I am not sure that encouraging teenage boys to do useful intensity of exercise without a wash and a change of clothing is especially desirable...

[RunaroundSue]

As long as it is non-competitive. From my experience, and that of many people posting here, it would seem that nothing puts off non-sporty kids more than "team games" or races.

It was such a surprise with C5K to find that I love running (and have always enjoyed walking), despite hating sport at school.

Our garden backs onto primary school playing fields and I have recently seen children running circuits, apparently at their own pàce, no-one shouting at them as happens in the football lessons and some formal sports they have. One or two do walk it and no-one seems to mind.

I thought how different to my day, I might have liked that.

Perhaps they are doing the mile a day. If so, it looks good to me.

[runswithdogs Graduate]

Can I get one at work? I'd love it if my manager sounded the daily bell for mile time for a run, walk or skip. Would definitely improve focus for those long afternoon meetings.

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to runswithdogs]

Ha ha, like the Japanese yawn breaks? Don't know if it's true but I read they ring a bell every hour and everyone must stretch their arms upwards while they take a big yawn, refreshes the mind I bet!

[runswithdogs Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

Ooh. I like that one as well.