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Greaterthan Challenge

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#GreaterThan Challenge

Join the World Stroke Day #GreaterThan team to help raise awareness and prevent stroke. Commit to doing some kind of physical activity every day through October and contribute your activity minutes to our global challenge total. 

By getting more active we can all do something to prevent stroke and everyone is welcome in Team #GreaterThan. 

Get active every in October to be #GreaterThan stroke

Walk, Bike, Run, Hike, Yoga… or whatever exercise you like!  We’re asking people to carry out 30 minutes a day or as much as possible in 30 days.

We’ve teamed up with Challenge Hound a virtual challenge platform to track your challenge progress. You’ll be able to see your progress, challenge stats and the global leaderboard during October!

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Could your sports team help change the game? We are calling on sports teams. local associations and clubs to lead the way on stroke prevention awareness in the community. By getting behind the global challenge and sharing stroke awareness messaging to your fans and members you can help your community be #GreaterThan stroke.

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Show your support

Show your support, share your motivation and help drive awareness of stroke risks and prevention using the World Stroke Day #GreaterThan campaign resources. You can even share your own personalised Instagram story using in app gifs

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Exercise and stroke prevention

1 million strokes a year are linked to physical inactivity, by getting the recommended amount of exercise each week you will reduce your risk of having a stroke. 

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Sign up to a #GreaterThan Team

Sometimes it's better to be part of a team. We've created some groups if you want to join the #GreaterThan Challenge with others that share your sporting interest.Click to see walking activities

Team Walk
Team Run
Team Cycling
Team Swim
Team Rowing
Team Wheeling
Team Yoga
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