Movement is Life Newsletter - May 2024
Intelligent Health UK
We create healthy, active & engaged communities and deliver the popular Beat the Street health programme.
A welcome from Dr William Bird
Hello,
Daylight hours are longer and Spring is here. We’ve been busy at Intelligent Health HQ, launching and delivering Beat the Street games in Trafford, Falkirk West, South Ayrshire, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harwich & Dovercourt and Active Nation, which was played across the west coast of Scotland. In total, these games had almost 75,000 players!
There’s lots of behind the scenes work going on in planning future campaigns, particularly looking to the health benefits of being connected to nature. Keep a look out for our communications regarding this over the Summer.
Please do get in touch with our team if you would like to contribute to the content of our newsletter in any way. We also really appreciate your feedback!
Best Wishes,
William and the Intelligent Health team
Policy round-up
Head of External Affairs, Emily Carter, provides us a round-up of the past few months in politics, including updates on:
Active Lives Adult Survey
At Intelligent Health, we are pleased to see that the Sport England Adult Active Lives Survey report highlights the importance of addressing disparities in physical activity levels. We are committed to supporting local communities, particularly those with higher levels of deprivation, through our flagship place-based tool: Beat the Street.
Where has IH been recently?
William and Katherine, attended the Outdoors for all parliamentary event, organised by Paddle UK. Intelligent Health, has joined 42 national bodies and environmental organisations who have signed up to the manifesto calling on the government to commit to legislation that expands public access rights to ensure everyone lives within a 15-minute walk of green and blue spaces 🌿 🌊.
Roots Health Academy🌳
Workplace Wellbeing has now rebranded as Roots Health Academy. Both William and Debbie attended the Health and Wellbeing at Work conference, at The NEC in Birmingham. Roots Health Academy, leads the way with researched, evidence-based knowledge, with innovative strategies tailored to the ever-evolving work landscape. Whether your company is an SME or a large corporation, we can offer solutions to meet your wellbeing needs! We are excited to announce the expansion of our offerings via our 'Advanced Resilience Training'.
Chat with a GP 🩺
Join Dr William Bird, every Wednesday for an informative and quick 'Chat with a GP' session. Episodes are shared on LinkedIn are YouTube. There are also some special guest appearances!
Charlie's Angels?🕵️
Katherine, Debbie and Jenny attended the Beat the Street launch in Ipswich. None of them would confirm which boat was theirs...
Scottish duo
In March, Margaret and Craig Dalziel, attended a local community event in Saltcoats. Alongside, Kenny Gibson MSP and Patricia Gibson MP.
Team walk🚶
The team met up for a 7 mile walk, with some furry friends accompanying! Starting at the 5 horse shoes Swyncombe (near Henley-on-Thames), they trundled 16,000 steps, spotting many a bluebell along the way! Do you have a favourite walking spot? Let us know.
The Dalziel's visit Parliament!
Craig Dalziel, or the next First Minister... you decide! (Craig, borrowed Mr. Yousaf's seat for the day).
Join Intelligent Health
we are hiring a Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) Relationship Manager.
New Podcast🎙️
Join Dr William Bird on the Well Schools podcast, he delves into the Power of Movement & Nature.
Dates for your diary ✍️
May: 13-19 Mental Health Awareness Week, 14-15 Advisory Panel event
June: 12-13 Elevate Conference, 18 TCPA Conference Birmingham
July: 2-4 LGA Conference
Insights🧐
Beat the Street headline results
3,717 players (20% of the population).
34,373 miles travelled.
11% reduction in children being driven to school.
9% increase in adults taking short walking trips daily.
7.2% increase in children walking for fun daily.
Active Nation and South Ayrshire
Trafford
Harwich & Dovercourt
Beat the Street Scotland Highlights
Following Beat the Street, the travel habits of both adults and children showed a positive shift towards more sustainable and active forms of transportation. Car use for trips, including commuting to work and school, dropped noticeably, while walking for work, leisure, and fun saw a considerable uptick.
Adults were more inclined to incorporate walking into their daily routines, with a notable increase in those engaging in short walking trips every day and a decrease in those walking less frequently. Similarly, children embraced walking both for commuting to school and for leisure, with fewer being driven.
Even cycling, though starting from a low base, witnessed growth among participants. This collective move towards more active travel not only reflects a successful behavioural change post Beat the Street, but also points towards a healthier, more environmentally conscious community.
Beat the Street can provide a range of insights, from resilience levels, to mental wellbeing and greenspaces to name but a few. Want to learn more about what insights are possible? Message us!
Beat the Street news
Game recaps 🎉
In Phase 2, we had 8 Beat the Street games. A grand total of 74,454participants played, racking up a massive 759,157 miles between them.
Upcoming games include:
Do you want Beat the Street in your local area? Send us a message!
Superstar Christine 🌟
Christine, from South Aryshire, has enjoyed playing the Beat the Street so much that she produced her very own t-shirt!
Furry friends get involved with Beat the Street too! 🐶
In Chelmsford, we had some furry participants, how cute is this guy!
Wellbeing with William returns!📱
Our TikTok account is back! From the latest Wellbeing with William, to What's in my bag, upcoming case studies and insights, there is a video for everyone!
Follow us on Instagram too, for all the latest Beat the Street news.
Partner spotlight 🔍
The Trussell Trust
Intelligent Health and the Trussell Trust have launched a twelve-month partnership to help tackle the fast-growing rate of poverty in the UK.
Our new partnership sets into motion with Intelligent Health offering ring-fenced charity funding from our Beat the Street classic programmes. Trussell is an anti-poverty charity, and community of food banks providing practical support to people who can’t afford the essentials, and campaigning for a future where none of us need to use emergency food to get by. They bring together experiences, data, insight and evidence from food banks and the people who need them across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to gather powerful information on the state of our society and campaign for change. Their research provides the most in-depth picture of who needs a food bank and why, helping them co-create and advocate for solutions. Together with thousands of volunteers and people who have used food banks across the UK, they share what they know to push for the changes that will ensure all of us have enough money to cover the essentials.
The Walking and Cycling Index
Have you participated in The Walking and Cycling Index? The biggest ever survey helps to support leaders of cities and towns to understand and improve walking, wheeling and cycling across the UK.
Recommended round up
In March, 'Books and More' held another successful meeting. We covered so many topics in this meeting, from lifestyle to laughter and everything in-between. Check out some great recommendations below 👇
Reading 📖: The Satsuma Complex, The Thursday Murder Club, Citizens, Unruly.
Listen🎧: Besides our own IH podcast ‘Movement is Life’, It's about bloody time, Cillian Murphy, The Ruby's Curse, BBC World Service - Crowd Science:
Watch📺: Mary and George, Here We Go, Formula 1 Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Six Nations: Full Contact.
Remember, you can see extended information about our recommendations on the IH website.
Activity inspiration!🧘
In this edition, we are focusing on all the benefits associated with mindfulness. Have you set aside some time to just simply breathe?
TalkPlus have some amazing free resources to help. From activity worksheets, to guided meditation, you can try lots of things to change/ challenge your perspective / mindset.
Intelligent Health
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