The Daily Mile: Is This The Game-Changing Public Health Initiative That We Have Been Waiting For?

BMJ Talk Medicine: The Daily Mile Podcast

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Over the last 20 years across the western world the increasing toll of sedentary behaviour on young peoples physical and mental wellbeing is a well-documented phenomenon. Many different piecemeal policy initiatives have failed to tackle the problem. In this podcast Steve Aspinall (BASRAT) speaks to head teacher Elaine Wyllie about the daily mile initiative. This simple game changing initiative provides massive public health benefits though a simple philosophy of non-competitive outdoor fun that is accessible to all children regardless of age, gender, ability or socioeconomic background.
Listen to Steve and Elaine discuss this inspirational initiative and find out how you can get involved:

Timeline:
1:03 What is the daily mile?
1:49 How is the daily mile implemented in schools what are examples of best practice?
4:54 Does the daily mile work for all children?
8:56 How does the weather impact participation?
11:43 Local and national level support
15:04 Preliminary results of a large scale study
17:00 How to get involved

Links:
basrat.org/
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/british-asso…ers-6930299875

Mayo Sports stars launch primary schools’ Daily Mile initiative

Source: Galway Advertiser (Web)
Date: 28-Oct-2016

Primary schools across Mayo are to participate in a new daily initiative, The Daily Mile, which will improve the physical, emotional, and social health and wellbeing of all children and help in the battle to combat obesity. Mayo GAA stars Lee Keegan and Cora Staunton joined children and staff in Snugboro National School Castlebar last week to launch this programme which has its origins in the UK.


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These Cwmbran pupils are walking a mile a day in school time – and the results have been impressive

Source: South Wales Argus
Date: 25-Oct-2016

A TORFAEN has started scheduling a ‘daily mile’ into the school day, with impressive results.

The exercise scheme at Cwmbran’s Nant Celyn Primary School, has been proving popular with the pupils, both inside and out of the classroom.


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Olympic hockey gold medal winner helps to open purpose built running track

Source: Local Berkshire
Date: 23-Oct-2016

OLYMPIC HOCKEY Gold medallist Hannah Macleod helped to open a new purpose-built running track at Priory School in Slough.

Priory School has invested in the track to promote its healthy lifestyle initiatives for the students.


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Caroline Wilson: Exercise is as important as the three Rs

Source: Glasgow Evening Times
Date: 22-Oct-2016

WHAT happens to a child when they start running or walking a mile every day?

It hardly requires asserting that their fitness levels are likely to improve, dramatically, but the other, more subtle, changes are perhaps a bit less obvious.

In a few weeks, the universities of Stirling and Edinburgh will publish the findings of a study looking closely at the impact of a daily mile on pupils at one Scottish primary.


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New school path will help get children walking

Source: Nottingham Post
Date: 21-Oct-2016

A Nottinghamshire school is striding forward with the help of a Paralymipian to get children walking, running and skipping more.

Gotham Primary School unveiled its new £14,000 purposed built all-weather Daily Mile path which encourages pupils to walk a mile a day.


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The Daily Mile – Active Essex

See The Daily Mile in action in Essex. Active Essex wants to encourage primary and nursery schools in Essex to take up The Daily Mile for the health and wellbeing of pupils.

Calls for Daily Mile to be rolled out to every school

Source: Glasgow Evening Times
Date: 20-Oct-2016

Calls are being made for more primaries in Glasgow to adopt a sports initiative that has “transformed” the health of youngsters in a Scottish school.

Sports leaders and public health officials in Glasgow would like to see more pressure exerted on primary schools to introduce the Daily Mile, where youngsters walk or run a mile every day.

The 15-minute initiative was pioneered at St Ninians Primary in Stirling in March 2012 and despite rising obesity rates across the UK, the school says no pupils are overweight and have described the effects as “transformative.”


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The Daily Mile in Hackney

Since starting The Daily Mile, pupils in the borough of Hackney, London, have benefitted from increased fitness, concentration and overall physical and mental wellbeing. It’s amazing what just 15 minutes per day of running or walking/jogging can do for children!

Parents backing bid for schools to introduce the daily mile to keep pupils active and alert

Source: Ipswich Star
Date: 14-Oct-2016

Parents and readers online have voiced their support for the Ipswich Star’s campaign to get every primary school pupil in the town walking or running a mile a day


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Approaches to Physical Activity

The Daily Mile was founded by Elaine Wyllie when she was headteacher of a large Scottish primary school. In this video, Elaine speaks about the benefits of doing The Daily Mile and we see first-hand what it looks like in action at the founding school!