On your marks for Daily Mile
Schools across Renfrewshire are being urged to run Scotland’s first National Daily Mile together next month.
The Daily Mile Foundation, supported by Scottish Athletics, INEOS and SAMH, is hosting its first national event on Friday, June 18.
More than 40 per cent of schools in Scotland are already signed up to The Daily Mile and many more are expected to join across the country in the coming weeks.
The event aims to encourage children to be more active, to improve their physical, mental, social health and wellbeing.
The Daily Mile is a transformative initiative where children run, jog, wheel or walk for 15 minutes every day. The initiative has enjoyed phenomenal success since it was started by Elaine Wyllie eight years ago when she was headteacher at a primary school in Stirling.
Eilidh Doyle, Olympic medallist and Scotland’s most decorated track and field athlete is the ambassador for ‘Scotland does the Daily Mile’and is encouraging schools to take part.
She said:“It’s fantastic to see so many schools signed up so far and I’d urge as many schools as possible to get involved.
“I’m excited to be endorsing this programme because I feel passionately that youngsters should be given the opportunity to be active and that hopefully starts out at primary school.
“Exercising with friends is so much fun and being active from a young age has many benefits.”
To register for free, go to https://thedailymile.co. uk/school-signup/
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