Exercise initiative hopes to raise funds for Sheffield’s food banks and the homeless

A virtual movement which is open to people across Sheffield is hoping to inspire people to take part in physical exercise and raise money for organisations most in need.
By kyle wilson
Published 2nd May 2020, 11:12 BST
Updated 2nd May 2020, 11:12 BST
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Stride for Sheffield is just one of many initiatives encouraging people to take part in physical exercise and raise money for those in need, as the country approaches the seventh week of the coronavirus lockdown.

The challenge is to run, walk or cycle as far as you can in just one hour during the week, whilst making sure everyone taking part in the event can strictly adhere to the social distancing rules.

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Everyone can join in, whether your exercise is to walk a mile, run for an hour and even grind out the miles on your cycling turbo trainer. All activities are welcome. The Steel City Striders are urging people across Sheffield to invite all their family and friends to join in.

Stride for Sheffield is a local initiative inspiring participants to raise money for food banks across the city.Stride for Sheffield is a local initiative inspiring participants to raise money for food banks across the city.
Stride for Sheffield is a local initiative inspiring participants to raise money for food banks across the city.

Andrew Woffindin, who came up with the idea, said: “The initiative is a really exciting one for people all over Sheffield to be part of. Fortunately, I’m a key worker and I live with my wife and daughter at the moment. Currently, those are luxuries a lot of people out there do not have.

“This initiative will give people the opportunity to keep healthy, get out there and keep active. It could also help people in terms of being introduced to many members taking part, giving birth to new friendships.

“It doesn’t matter if you can only manage one mile, let’s try and virtually exercise as a community and build the miles together. Who knows, if enough people across Sheffield take part, we could accumulate enough miles to take us around the world.”

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The way the initiative will work is, once you’ve completed your hour’s exercise, simply notify the Stride for Sheffield website about what you’ve done and how far you’ve gone, and they will publish the results.

Members of the Steel City Striders who are supporting the movement.Members of the Steel City Striders who are supporting the movement.
Members of the Steel City Striders who are supporting the movement.

The results will be published on the Steel City Striders Facebook page at least once a day during the week – so the number of people taking part and overall distance travelled can be recorded.

You can log your activity and find more information at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyoV31wZXLlWrsd2FkQ3TMUYT8ysZ7k1hzhOOhj2liotyCrQ/viewform

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