National BeActive Day lineup
PEOPLE across the Garden County are being encouraged to lace up their runners for Sport Ireland’s National BeActive Day on Sunday, June 28.
Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership is one of 29 local sports partnerships (LSP) who will celebrate a day of physical activity and sport.
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the local organisation has worked hard to encourage people to remain physically active.
Denise O’Shea, Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership Community Sports Development Officer said, ‘National BeActive Day is an opportunity to get everyone in the household up and active. You can do it just for fun or add a competitive element by keeping scores or splitting in to teams. No matter what you do, we encourage you to be active and have some fun, and let’s make County Wicklow the most active county this weekend.’
As part of a national network of LSP, Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership has adapted by using online resources, printed booklets and other means to ensure the community has the opportunity to share in the health benefits of sport and physical activity.
International guidelines recommend children are active for at least 60 minutes a day and adults for 30 minutes a day. National BeActive Day is a fun and inclusive way of getting in your daily physical activity.
The LSPs have developed a printable list of games and activities, all of which are fully adaptive for people of all abilities and skill levels.
With suggestions to make the games harder or easier, there is something for everyone. Simply print out the games or display them on your phone and be active.
Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership are running a competition for the most creative National BeActive Day activity in the county so make sure to share a photo or video on social media and tag in @SportIreland, @WicklowLocalSportsPartnership on Facebook and @ ActiveWicklow on Instagram and the hashtag #NationalBeActiveDay & #ActiveWicklow to be in with a chance of winning a prize.
If you are not on social media, you can email a photo or video of the activity to wicklowlsp@ wicklowcoco.ie to be in with a chance of winning a prize.