How long do you think it would take you to walk, run or cycle the 546km distance of the first three stages of the Tour de France? What about just one stage of 155km? What if you could do it in small stages, using your daily commute as a starting point?
We’ve developed a free online tool that challenges you to do exactly that.
The Active Travel tool – developed by our researchers in the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science – allows you to keep track of your day-to-day activity, showing how this impacts on your fitness, calorie burning, and commuting costs.
And you can challenge yourself to walk, run or cycle the distance of the first three stages of the Tour de France – in as many gradual steps as you choose.
How does it work? Every time you walk, run or cycle somewhere, you log your journey with Active Travel. The tool tells you
- how many calories you have burned
- how much money you have saved compared to driving
- the reduction in your carbon footprint
It shows how easy it is to fit exercise into your lifestyle if you rethink your commute. Simple changes can make a massive difference.
You can set personal goals and link your profile to a friend to share your results. You can take on challenges like the Grand Départ distance as a group – a great way of teambuilding as you take on a challenge together. Go to activetravelchallenge.com and start tracking your activity today.