| Comment - getting around by public transport exercises me Posted by grahame at 07:59, 4th July 2026 |     |
From the BBC
How to walk 30 minutes a day - your tips
Hundreds of people have shared the habits that help them walk every day after the BBC revealed plans for an NHS-backed scheme that will reward people for regular exercise.
NHS England's "marathon a month" challenge - part of wider efforts to encourage physical activity - is due to launch next year and will ask participants to walk for around 30 minutes a day over the course of a month.
Those who complete the challenge will be eligible for exercise rewards, although specific details have not yet been announced.
While the NHS aims to boost exercise levels through incentives, readers told the BBC their biggest motivators were better physical and mental health, time in nature and making walking part of their daily routine.
From walking the dog before breakfast to getting off the bus a stop early, here are some of the ways readers say they maintain a regular walking habit.
Hundreds of people have shared the habits that help them walk every day after the BBC revealed plans for an NHS-backed scheme that will reward people for regular exercise.
NHS England's "marathon a month" challenge - part of wider efforts to encourage physical activity - is due to launch next year and will ask participants to walk for around 30 minutes a day over the course of a month.
Those who complete the challenge will be eligible for exercise rewards, although specific details have not yet been announced.
While the NHS aims to boost exercise levels through incentives, readers told the BBC their biggest motivators were better physical and mental health, time in nature and making walking part of their daily routine.
From walking the dog before breakfast to getting off the bus a stop early, here are some of the ways readers say they maintain a regular walking habit.
Public transport use *is* healthy - here's my last month's log - not in minutes but in kms, and from my phone so odd bits if walking around at home not carrying the phone aren't counted.
The low point days about a week ago were when it was just too hot to do much in Brindisi, followed by a day with a single very long distance train ride between two overnight stops chosen to be near stations.
P.S. No getting off the bus a stop early - though reads will know I got off the train a stop early in Bregenz!
