SportHamilton Walk 30-4-30 Challenge
Be sure to join our Walk 30-4-30 Facebook group to post some pictures and promote your progress in completing our challenge.
Prize winners will be posted daily to our Facebook and Instagram pages for those qualified participants that have entered their daily progress on Challenge Hound.
Thank you to our Sponsors
LET’S GET MOVING HAMILTON!
SportHamilton is proud to launch a new initiative to
start you on a regular exercise program.
“SportHamilton Walk 30-4-30 Challenge”
encourages everyone to start moving by simply
Walking 30 continuous minutes a day for 30 consecutive days,
starting April 1, 2024
Registration is now closed.
Thank-you to the 550 participants who have signed up for our 2024 program.
For those registered, keep tracking your daily progress on Challenge Hound for a chance to win daily prizes!!!
When you track your progress everyday on the Challenge Hound app, you have a chance to win daily prizes!!!
Getting started with an exercise program can be challenging, either through physical ability, time, cost or other.
We want to provide the motivation to get you started with the simplest of challenges…get out and walk.
No matter what you age or ability, walking is a physical activity almost everyone can partake in. For those with disabilities, we encourage you to walk or participate however you are able.
Getting into a regular routine is sometimes the hardest part. Studies have shown it takes 21-30 days to develop a particular habit and at least 4 weeks to get into a regular exercise routine.
Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, manage weight and become healthier. Sometimes overlooked as a form of exercise, walking briskly can help you build stamina, burn excess calories and make your heart healthier.
Register with Challenge Hound online or on the App
We have partnered with “Challenge Hound” for you to register for SportHamilton Walk 30-4-30 Challenge.
By clicking on THIS LINK or by downloading the FREE App, you can get started with our challenge. You will be able to enter your daily walk times and keep track of your daily progress to help keep you on track to successfully complete your 30 day walk challenge.
Make a donation to Kidsport Hamilton
SportHamilton is proud to partner with KidSport Hamilton to help raise funds for our community.
Please consider making a donation of any amount by clicking on this link.
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Your support provides kids from Hamilton with the opportunity to grow through sport. 100% of funds raised in KidSport Hamilton stay in Hamilton!
KidSport provide grants of $200 - $300 per child to help cover the costs of registration fees so that all kids aged 18 and under in Hamilton can play a season of sport.
“Talk the Talk ... Walk the Walk”
Just 30 minutes every day can increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat, and boost muscle power and endurance. It can also reduce your risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers
Physical activity, such as walking, is important for weight control because it helps you burn calories. If you add 30 minutes of brisk walking to your daily routine, you could burn about 150 more calories a day. Of course, the more you walk and the quicker your pace, the more calories you'll burn
Weigh the Math
You can estimate about 3,300-3,500 steps as a good proxy for 30 minutes of walking.
Generally, 1.6 km or 1 mile (roughly 2,000 steps) walked equates to [burning] about 100 calories, so in a 30-minute walk you will burn about 175 calories. There are 3,500 calories in 1 pound,
In a month, you will burn 5,250 calories or approximately 1.5 pounds. In a year, that’s 18 lbs!
Increase your daily walk to 60 minutes and you could lose almost 40 lbs!