To take part, you need to be age 16 or over and:

Be a Sandwell Resident

Or

Have a Sandwell GP

Or

Work in Sandwell

HOW WILL IT WORK?

You will take part in the project for 3 consecutive months. Once you have registered you will agree a start date and undergo a confidential health assessment where the following measurements will be recorded;

 Blood Pressure

 Waist - Hip ratio

 Height & Weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)

You will also be asked to complete a general health questionnaire.

Once you have completed your health assessment you will be issued with a step counter and record sheet together with advice about how you can increase your daily physical activity levels. You will be asked to record your daily steps.

This assessment will then be repeated three months later. If you have achieved an improvement in one of the measurements taken you will qualify for a reward.

Rewards will include gift vouchers for high street shops and supermarkets up to the value of £40.00

The value of your reward will be decided by the level of health improvement you make between your two assessments.

At your second assessment you will also be required to hand in you record sheet of how many steps you have taken. We will then be able to report back how far everyone has walked in total and compare this with the distance to Beijing, host city of the 2008 Olympics. We will also be able to compare which of the six towns has walked the furthest!

If you have already taken part in Walk to Beijing you will now have the chance to have another go! It will need to be 12 months since you had your 1st assessment. This time round you can also earn a ‘BONUS REWARD’ of £15 for long term improvement!

or download and print out the registration card using the link below.